Baseball Preview: Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes vs. Homestead Highlanders
Whitefish Bay is 8-2 against Homestead since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes will head out on the road to square off against the Homestead Highlanders at 5:00 p.m.
Whitefish Bay will head into Friday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Slinger: Whitefish Bay blew Slinger out of the water the last time the pair played, but on FridaySlinger got their revenge. Whitefish Bay fell just short of Slinger by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Whitefish Bay couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ben Volpe stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie McIntyre, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Whitefish Bay kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Slinger only hit three.
Meanwhile, Homestead can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Port Washington with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Lucas Wirth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Will Van Laanen was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Beni Levine, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Whitefish Bay's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Homestead, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Whitefish Bay beat Homestead 13-8 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitefish Bay 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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