Softball Game Preview: Nicolet Knights vs. West Bend East Suns

The Nicolet Knights will challenge the West Bend East Suns at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nicolet comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Nicolet's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Cedarburg, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Bend East). They were the clear victors by an 18-4 margin over Whitefish Bay on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Suns in their matchups with the Blue Dukes: they've now won four in a row.

The victory got West Bend East back to even at 3-3. As for Nicolet, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Nicolet suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to West Bend East when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.