The Appleton North Lightning will be playing in front of their home fans against the Appleton East Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Appleton North came up short against Neenah and fell 8-4.
Appleton North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Hietpas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Bergin, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Appleton North was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neenah didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Appleton East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Notre Dame Academy.
Appleton North dropped their record down to 14-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Appleton East, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Appleton North beat Appleton East 7-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Will Appleton North repeat their success, or does Appleton East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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