On Tuesday Appleton City will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Lakeland Vikings will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Appleton City didn't have quite enough to beat Archie and fell 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Whirlwinds 25-14 in the first period.
Appleton City took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 21-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Liberal.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-9.
Appleton City's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6-2. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Appleton City took their victory against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton City 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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