The Nicolet Knights are taking a road trip to take on the West Bend East Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nicolet is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cedarburg just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Bulldogs.
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James Wirth was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Wirth wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ari Schupper, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, West Bend East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Whitefish Bay. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
West Bend East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Nicolet, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Nicolet came out on top in a nail-biter against West Bend East in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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