Baseball Preview: Nicolet Knights vs. West Bend East Suns
Nicolet is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while West Bend East is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Nicolet Knights will take on the West Bend East Suns at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Nicolet sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Cedarburg.
Ben Ott was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over 5.2 innings pitched. Ott has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Ott wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for West Bend East's offense. They lost 11-0 to Whitefish Bay on Wednesday.
Nicolet has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for West Bend East, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Nicolet came out on top in a nail-biter against West Bend East in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 7-5. Will Nicolet repeat their success, or does West Bend East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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