Softball Recap: Thursday's Loss Ends Owatonna's Winning Streak

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Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 vs Mankato East	2-5
04/30/25 vs Mayo	4-3
04/29/25 vs Edina	6-5
04/24/25 @ Winona	6-0
04/22/25 @ Faribault	11-1

Owatonna dropped their record down to 7-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell 5-2 to the Mankato East Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 back in April.

As for Mankato East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games.

For Mankato East's part, Kylinn Stangl was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Stangl has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Harper Stangl was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Carlie Wendinger, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Owatonna is set to square off against their familiar foe Red Wing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Mankato East will challenge rival Mayo at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 1.6, the Spartans 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.