Appleton East and Denmark met for a duel on Saturday where Appleton East had to take the L. The Appleton East Patriots fell just short of the Denmark Vikings by a score of 2-1. The Patriots' loss continues a trend for the team, making it seven in a row.
Appleton East actually scored more points across those three sets (57-54), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Denmark was led to victory by Addison Kane and Rebekah Dittmer. Kane had 11 digs, while Dittmer had three digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Dittmer a new career-high in aces.
Appleton East's defeat dropped their record down to 10-22. As for Denmark, they moved to 11-19 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Appleton East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Denmark, they will challenge Green Bay West at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Green Bay West is coming into the contest with nine straight losses on the road, meaning Denmark will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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