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Appleton North softball loses FVA opener at Fond du Lac

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FOND DU LAC – The Appleton North softball team was held to four hits and dropped its Fox Valley Association opener to Fond du Lac 3-1 on Thursday at Fond du Lac High School.

McKenna Thome hit a two-run home run in the second inning and the lead held up for the Cardinals (3-1, 2-0 FVA).

Appleton North’s lone run came on Keira Hughes’ inside-the-park home run in the top of the seventh inning.

Sophia Wald and Charlotte Radtke each pitched three innings for the Lightning (1-2, 0-1 FVA), and finished with six and strikeouts, respectively.

Appleton North will host Fox Valley Lutheran for a nonconference game Friday at 4:30 p.m.

Cardinals 3, Lightning 1
Appleton North   000   000   1   –   1   4   1
Fond du Lac   020   100   x   –   3   5   0
WP: Susan Vokes. LP: Sophia Wald.
SO: Wald (3 inn.) 6, Radtke (3 inn.) 7; Vokes 7. BB: Wald 5, Charlotte Radtke 1; Vokes 0.
Top hitters: AN, Alyssa Wald 2×3, 2B; Hendrick 2B; Keira Hughes HR, RBI. F, Alyana Fink 2B; McKenna Thome HR, 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton North 1-2, 0-1 Fox Valley Association; Fond du Lac 3-1, 2-0 Fox Valley Association.