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Appleton North pitcher Cash Christianson. (File photo/by Mark Hughes)
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Appleton North baseball defeats Hortonville to stay unbeaten in FVA

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APPLETON – The Appleton North baseball team handed Hortonville its first Fox Valley Association loss with a 4-1 victory Tuesday at North High School.

Cash Christianson allowed one run over six innings and Thomas Carew tossed a shut out seventh to earn the save for the Lightning, who are now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the FVA. Hortonville drops to 11-2 and 4-1 in conference play.

Matthew Hietpas had a pair of hits and drove in three for Appleton North with an RBI double in the second and a two-run single in the third.

Appleton North plays at Oshkosh North on Thursday.

Lightning 4, Polar Bears 1
Hortonville   000   001   0   –   1   4   1
Appleton North   022   000   x   –   4   5   2
WP: Cash Christianson. LP: Mason Burrichter. SV: Thomas Carew.
SO: Burrichter 1; Christianson (6 inn.) 5, Carew (1 inn.) 1. BB: Burrichter 4; Christianson 2, Carew 0.
Top hitters: AN, Matthew Hietpas 2×3, 2B, 3 RBI; Owen Reuland 2B, RBI; Aedan Waterstreet 2B.
Records: Hortonville 11-2, 4-1 Fox Valley Association; Appleton North 6-1, 3-0 Fox Valley Association.