Appleton West is 0-10 against Fond du Lac since May of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Terrors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Appleton West has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Appleton West is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to Appleton East. That's two games in a row now that the Terrors have lost by exactly 11 runs.
Fond du Lac never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Greendale on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 15-3 win. Considering the Cardinals have won five games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Fond du Lac let Tristyn Ernst and Reghan Ziegler run wild. Ernst went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Ziegler went 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Ziegler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Breahna Mentink, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Fond du Lac has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Appleton West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Appleton West suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Fond du Lac in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Terrors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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