Rich Hill is 2-8 against Appleton City since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rich Hill Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Appleton City Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Rich Hill came up short against Osceola and fell 3-1. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-22 in the first set.
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.
Meanwhile, Appleton City suffered their biggest defeat since September 18th on Tuesday. They came up short against Jasper, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
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.
This is the second loss in a row for Rich Hill and nudges their season record down to 11-8-3. As for Appleton City, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8-2.
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