Baseball Game Preview: Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes vs. Germantown Warhawks

Whitefish Bay is 1-6 against Germantown since June of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Dukes are taking a road trip to challenge the Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Whitefish Bay 2.9, Germantown 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Whitefish Bay and Shorewood, and Whitefish Bay kept the tradition alive. The Blue Dukes came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Dukes in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Germantown entered their tilt with Nicolet on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 16-0 shutout. The Warhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Lucas Frank looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Vinny Inga, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ty Olszewski, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Germantown pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Whitefish Bay, their record is now 19-5.

Whitefish Bay came up short against Germantown when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 8-3. Can the Blue Dukes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.