Softball Recap: Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders vs. Mankato East Cougars
Cretin-Derham Hall owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Mankato East Cougars out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cretin-Derham Hall.
For Mankato East's part, Kylinn Stangl spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Mankato East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayda Swalve, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cretin-Derham Hall's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Mankato East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Cretin-Derham Hall will head out on the road to challenge Stillwater at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Stillwater's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Cretin-Derham Hall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mankato East, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Mankato West, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Mankato West is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Mankato East will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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