Neenah hadn't done well against Appleton North recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Neenah Rockets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Appleton North Lightning 3-2. This was payback for the Rockets, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Neenah had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-7.
Neenah found their leader in underclassman Aubrey Lindgren, who had nine digs.
Neenah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They are 6-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Neenah is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Appleton North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-19.
As of now, neither Neenah nor Appleton North have any future games scheduled.
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