The Appleton North Lightning are taking a road trip to take on the Wausau West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Appleton North is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kimberly back in April. The Lightning fell just short of the Papermakers by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for Appleton North in their meetings with Kimberly: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wausau West). They put the hurt on Eau Claire North with a sharp 6-0 victory on Friday. The win was familiar territory for Wausau West, who have now won three matches in a row.
Wausau West pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five games. As for Appleton North, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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