Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Mankato East

By Team Reports Jun 2, 2026, 10:19am

Baseball Recap: Mankato East Cougars vs. Albert Lea Tigers

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

05/30/26 vs Albert Lea7-5
05/27/26 vs St. Peter11-0
05/21/26 vs Austin14-4
05/19/26 vs New Ulm3-1
05/16/26 vs White Bear Lake6-4

Mankato East entered their tilt with Albert Lea on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged out the Tigers 7-5. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.

Mankato East's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Albert Lea, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-6.

Mankato East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-4 loss against Mankato West on the 30th. As for Albert Lea, they have also already played their next matchup, a 13-3 win against Worthington on the 30th.

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