Softball Recap: 11 Straight Home Victories for Mankato East

There's no place like home for Mankato East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Faribault Falcons with a sharp 14-2 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Cougars

Previous Games (Home)

04/30/25 vs Faribault	14-2
04/15/25 vs Owatonna	9-3
04/12/25 vs Century	14-0
04/10/25 vs Albert Lea	7-1
04/03/25 vs Albert Lea	7-1
+ 6 more games

Mankato East's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Faribault, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Mankato East has already played their next contest (against New Ulm), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Faribault, they will welcome Winona at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Winhawks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Falcons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.