Appleton East is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Appleton West a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Appleton East Patriots will square off against the Appleton West Terrors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Appleton East will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Appleton North, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Patriots put the hurt on the Lightning with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. The Patriots not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 18th (when they won 3-0).
While Appleton East won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Appleton West was able to grind out a solid win over Oshkosh North on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Appleton West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Appleton West's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-23. As for Appleton East, their win bumped their record up to 9-21.
Appleton East was able to grind out a solid victory over Appleton West in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Terrors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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