Mankato East and Mankato West are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mankato East Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Mankato West Scarlets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mankato East will be strutting in after a victory while Mankato West will be coming in after a defeat.
Mankato East can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Red Wing with a sharp 16-1 win. While fans of Mankato East might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kylinn Stangl made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Stangl has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stangl was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Mankato East let Emily Hacker and Kenley Staunton loose on the outfield. Hacker went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Staunton went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Staunton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Reasner, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mankato West came up short against Winona on Tuesday and fell 7-3.
Mankato East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Mankato West, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Mankato East came up short against Mankato West in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 4-1. Can Mankato East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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