Appleton East is 10-0 against Appleton West since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the Appleton East Patriots' and the Appleton West Terrors meet at 7:00 p.m. Appleton East will be strutting in after a victory while Appleton West will be coming in after a defeat.
Appleton East will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Hortonville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Appleton East won by a set and slipped past Hortonville 2-1.
Appleton East had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Appleton East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Izzy Mead out in front who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mead has posted in her last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, Appleton West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Bay Port.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10.
Appleton East's victory bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Appleton West, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Appleton East took their win against Appleton West when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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