Baseball Preview: Nicolet Knights vs. West Bend West Spartans
Nicolet is 2-8 against West Bend West since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Nicolet Knights will be staying on the road to face off against the West Bend West Spartans at 4:45 p.m. Nicolet's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so West Bend West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Nicolet earned a 4-1 win over Wauwatosa East. That's two games straight that Nicolet has won by exactly three runs.
David Maertz tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Konczal, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Nelson, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Bend West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Slinger by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that West Bend West has lost by just one run.
Nicolet's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for West Bend West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Nicolet skirted past West Bend West 4-3 in their previous matchup on April 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nicolet since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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