Softball Preview: Mankato East Cougars vs. Mankato West Scarlets
The Mankato East Cougars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mankato West Scarlets at 5:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Mankato East: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Mankato West has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Mankato East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Cretin-Derham Hall on Saturday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Mankato East has lost by just one run.
Kylinn Stangl spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, Mankato West scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Red Wing a 15-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Mankato East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Mankato West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Everything went Mankato East's way against Mankato West in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Mankato East made off with a 14-3 victory. Will Mankato East repeat their success, or does Mankato West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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