The Appleton North Lightning are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Fond du Lac Cardinals at 5:00 p.m.
Appleton North's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Kaukauna on Friday. They lost 11-0 to the Galloping Ghosts. The game marked the first time this year in which Appleton North was not able to get on the board.
Appleton North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Wald, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Fond du Lac had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 12-1 victory. Considering Fond du Lac has won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Appleton North's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Fond du Lac, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Appleton North skirted past Fond du Lac 4-3 in their previous matchup on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appleton North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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