Baseball Recap: Mankato East Picks Up 11th Straight Win at Home

Mankato East had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mankato West Scarlets. The two-run effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Cougars

Previous Games (Home)

04/29/25 vs Mankato West	2-1
04/22/25 vs Winona	13-3
04/08/25 vs Northfield	8-7
05/23/24 vs Mankato West	3-2
05/20/24 vs Owatonna	4-0
+ 6 more games

Mankato East's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Mankato West, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Scarlets beat Mankato East by a score of 5-2 later that day.