Baseball Game Preview: Kasson-Mantorville on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 3:35am

Baseball Preview: Kasson-Mantorville Komets vs. Lake City Tigers

Kasson-Mantorville and Lake City are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Kasson-Mantorville Komets will be playing at home against the Lake City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Kasson-Mantorville finally turned things around against Faribault on Friday. Kasson-Mantorville had just enough and edged Faribault out 6-4.

Meanwhile, Lake City narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Paul Academy-Summit 3-1.

Karch Hegge spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Wohlers, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

The win got Kasson-Mantorville back to even at 7-7. As for Lake City, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Kasson-Mantorville beat Lake City 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Kasson-Mantorville repeat their success, or does Lake City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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