Appleton City is 8-2 against Rich Hill since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Appleton City Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rich Hill Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Appleton City is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 18th on Tuesday. They came up short against Jasper, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
While Appleton City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Jasper's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Rich Hill came up short against Osceola on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rich Hill started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-21.
Appleton City's loss dropped their record down to 11-8-2. As for Rich Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8-3.
Appleton City came out on top in a nail-biter against Rich Hill in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Appleton City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rich Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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