West Bend East has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Nicolet Knights 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.
West Bend East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Whitefish Bay on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to the Blue Dukes.
Meanwhile, Nicolet had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 2-1.
Ben Ott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. 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 big at the plate, 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.
West Bend East's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Nicolet, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
West Bend East couldn't quite finish off Nicolet in their previous meeting back in April and fell 7-5. Can West Bend East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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