The West Bend West Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Nicolet Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. 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 West will bounce into Monday's match after beating Whitefish Bay, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Dukes a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
West Bend West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Micksch, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Nicolet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Homestead, falling 7-1.
West Bend West's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Nicolet, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
West Bend West skirted past Nicolet 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans 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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