The Mankato East Cougars (Mankato, MN) softball the host Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN), 5-2 in Thursday's league outing.

The Cougars now sport a 9-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mayo for a Big 9 outing on Tuesday, May 6. Mankato East will encounter a Spartans team coming off a 15-0 non-league win over Watertown-Mayer (Watertown, MN). The Spartans record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, Owatonna moves to 7-6 on the season. The Huskies host Red Wing (Red Wing, MN) to encounter the Wingers in a Big 9 outing on Monday, May 5. The Wingers come into the outing with a record of 4-5. Red Wing won 11-1 in their recent non-league outing against Faribault (Faribault, MN)