Appleton East softball holds off late rally to defeat Hortonville

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APPLETON – Appleton East scored five times in the fifth inning to pull ahead, then held off a late rally to defeat Hortonville 9-6 in a Fox Valley Association softball game Monday at East High School.

Appleton East (6-12, 6-9 FVA) added two more runs in the sixth inning to go up 9-2 before Hortonville put together a rally in the seventh, scoring four times before Patriots pitcher Elizabeth Jacobs finally finished off the victory. She tossed a complete game, finishing with five strikeouts and five walks.

Ava Smarzinski had two hits and two RBI, Maddie Heisler added a double and two RBI, and Aubrie Erickson had two hits and scored twice for the Patriots.

Paige Lillie had three hits for Hortonville (14-9, 9-6 FVA).

Kaukauna brings its 100-game winning streak to Appleton East for an FVA game Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Patriots 9, Polar Bears 6
Hortonville   000   110   4   –   6   12   1
Appleton East   000   252   x   –   9   9   2
WP: Elizabeth Jacobs. LP: Olivia Peters.
SO: Peters (4 1/3 inn.) 8, Kelly (1 2/3 inn.) 1; Jacobs 5. BB: Peters 0, Kelly 1; Jacobs 5.
Top hitters: H, Ivy Schroeder 2×4, RBI; Paige Lillie 3×5, 2 runs; Grace Danoski 2×3, 2 RBI; Kelly 2×4, RBI; Lainie Schroeder 2×3, 2 2Bs, RBI; Abbie Sippola 2B, RBI. AE, Ava Smarzinski 2×4, 2B, 2 RBI; Maddie Heisler 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Aubrie Erickson 2×2, 2 runs.
Records: Hortonville 14-9, 9-6 Fox Valley Association; Appleton East 6-12, 6-9 Fox Valley Association.