Appleton North baseball nails down road win at Appleton East

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APPLETON – Appleton North scored six times in the third inning and held on from there, downing Appleton East 7-2 in a Fox Valley Association baseball game Tuesday at East High School.

Matthew Hietpas struck out nine in five shutout innings to earn the win for the Lightning, who are now 10-2 overall and remain tied with Kimberly for first place in the FVA at 8-1.

Alex Ramus had an RBI single, William Hoerner smacked a run-scoring double and Brandon Schopf hit a three-run home run in the six-run third inning for Appleton North.

Appleton East (3-9, 2-7 FVA) scored both of its runs on a two-RBI triple by Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Both teams are back in action Thursday as East will host Fond du Lac and North travels to Kaukauna.

Lightning 7, Patriots 2
Appleton North   016   000   0   –   7   10   2
Appleton East   000   000   2   –   2   5   1
WP: Matthew Hietpas. LP: Matthew Bixler.
SO: Hietpas (5 inn.) 9, Eli Vezina (2 inn.) 3; Bixler (5 inn.) 3, Alex Thompson (2 inn.) 2. BB: Hietpas 3, Vezina 0; Bixler 1, Thompson 1.
Top hitters: AN, Brandon Schopf HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Levi Watts 3×4; Isaac Schultz 2B, run; Logan Hudson 2B, 2 RBI; William Hoerner 2B, RBI. AE, Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky 3B, 2 RBI.
Records: Appleton North 10-2, 8-1 Fox Valley Association; Appleton East 3-9, 2-7 Fox Valley Association.