The Mankato West Scarlets will head out on the road to face off against the Mankato East Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mankato West is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Mankato West is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Red Wing onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mankato West with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Mankato East fell victim to Cretin-Derham Hall and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Mankato East was not able to get on the board.
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.
Mankato West is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Mankato East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Mankato West suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Mankato East when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Mankato West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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