The Stevens Point Panthers will challenge the Appleton North Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Appleton North took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Stevens Point, who comes in off a win.
Appleton North better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Stevens Point's game on Thursday is any indication, that's when Stevens Point really gets things going. The Panthers never let Marshfield get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Stevens Point might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by three goals or more this season.
Zachariah Zillman and Sivan Dinga scored all three of Stevens Point's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Appleton North had taken Neenah down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Lightning came up short against the Rockets, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Appleton North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Neenah are ranked ninth).
The win (which was Stevens Point's third in a row) raised their record to 7-2-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three matches. As for Appleton North, they now have a losing record of 6-7-2.
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