Appleton North baseball loses at home to Oshkosh North

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APPLETON – Oshkosh North scored four times in the top of the fifth inning and held off a late push to defeat Appleton North 4-3 in a Fox Valley Association baseball game Tuesday at Appleton North High School.

Cash Christianson struck out nine without a walk in a complete game effort for the Lightning, who have now lost five games in a row as they drop to 11-8 overall and 7-8 in the FVA.

Logan Gross singled home Colin Reddy with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to bring the Lightning to within a run, but the game ended with a strikeout, ending Appleton North’s rally.

Jack Bennett and Braydan Frank each had two RBI for Oshkosh North (5-15, 4-11 FVA).

Appleton North plays at Appleton East on Thursday.

Spartans 4, Lightning 3
Oshkosh North   000   040   0   –   4   5   2
Appleton North   100   001   1   –   3   8   2
WP: Keegan Kinzfogl. LP: Cash Christianson.
SO: Kinzfogl (5 1/3 inn.) 4, Elliott Schmidt (1 2/3 inn.) 1; Christianson 9. BB: Kinzfogl 3, Schmidt 0; Christianson 0.
Top hitters: ON, Jack Bennett 2B, 2 RBI; Braydan Frank 2 RBI. AN, Brennan Otto 2×4, 3B; Colin Reddy 2×4, 2B; Jackson Skorr 2B.
Records: Oshkosh North 5-15, 4-11 Fox Valley Association; Appleton North 11-8, 7-8 Fox Valley Association.