After flying high against Whitefish Bay last Monday, Cedarburg came back down to earth. The Cedarburg Bulldogs fell just short of the Nicolet Knights by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Cedarburg of the 13-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Nicolet's part, Ben Ott made a splash no matter where he played. 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.
Cedarburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Nicolet, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
Cedarburg will head out on the road to take on West Bend West at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Bend West and Cedarburg are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Nicolet, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Bend East at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Nicolet is on a seven-game streak of home wins, West Bend East a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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