Nicolet is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Whitefish Bay is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Nicolet Knights will take on the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes 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.
On Monday, Nicolet came up short against Slinger and fell 5-2.
Ben Ott was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. 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 three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Konczal, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Nicolet didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Slinger only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Whitefish Bay narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Homestead 5-4.
Ben Van Bell was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was JD Dix, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Nicolet's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Whitefish Bay, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Nicolet beat Whitefish Bay 6-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Nicolet repeat their success, or does Whitefish Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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