Appleton East was the 61-50 winner over Appleton North when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Appleton East Patriots lost 69-45 to the Appleton North Lightning on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Lightning are ranked 16th).
Appleton East's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Appleton North, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Kimberly the next time they take the court. Appleton East will head out to face Kimberly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Appleton North will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th.
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