Softball Preview: Mankato East Cougars vs. Red Wing Wingers
Mankato East is 6-1 against Red Wing since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mankato East Cougars will be playing at home against the Red Wing Wingers at 4:00 p.m. Mankato East will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mankato East gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Austin a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mankato East considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Hailey Petzel and Kylinn Stangl were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Petzel tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stangl struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). At the plate, Petzel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Stangl scored a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Emily Hacker was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Maddeline Beaty was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Red Wing's offense. They lost 14-0 to Century on Tuesday. Red Wing just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Red Wing saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Tix, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Tix has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Mankato East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Red Wing, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Mankato East took their victory against Red Wing in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Mankato East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Wing turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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