Andover faced Mankato East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Huskies fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Huskies have suffered since April 23rd.
Andover got a good showing from Blake Baumann, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baumann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Andover saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Buettner, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Andover's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Mankato East, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Andover didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-8 win against Rosemount on the 21st. Mankato East has also already played their next game (against New Ulm), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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