Softball Preview: Mankato East Cougars vs. Austin Packers
Mankato East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Austin Packers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Austin's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Mankato East had not allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Mankato East had just enough and edged Farmington out 2-0.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Faribault by a score of 2-0.
Mankato East is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Everything went Mankato East's way against Austin in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Mankato East made off with a 14-0 win. Will Mankato East repeat their success, or does Austin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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