Whitefish Bay lost against Nicolet back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes fell just short of the Nicolet Knights by a score of 4-3.
For Nicolet's part, Gabe Nelson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Nelson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Wirth, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Wirth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ben Ott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Whitefish Bay's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Nicolet, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Whitefish Bay will take on West Bend West at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitefish Bay's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so West Bend West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Nicolet, they will head out on the road to face off against Homestead at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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