Whitefish Bay won the last time they faced Homestead, and things went their way on Monday too. The Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Homestead Highlanders.
The team relied heavily on Ben Van Bell, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. JD Dix was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Homestead's side, Paul Nuetzel put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Nuetzel has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nuetzel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Griffin Bowers was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Grant Poindexter, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Homestead didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitefish Bay only tossed seven.
Whitefish Bay pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Homestead, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Whitefish Bay will square off against Nicolet at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nicolet's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Whitefish Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Homestead, they will head out on the road to challenge Grafton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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