The Mankato West Scarlets will face off against the John Marshall Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mankato West has three straight victories, John Marshall has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Mankato West got the win against Century by a conclusive 14-5. Fans of the Scarlets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Meanwhile, John Marshall came up short against Mayo on Monday and fell 7-2.
John Marshall saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Wayne, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Ethyn Bertschinger also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Mankato West, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Mankato West was able to grind out a solid victory over John Marshall in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Scarlets repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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