John Marshall had lost seven straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 2-15 to make it eight. They came up short against the Mankato East Cougars, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 25-6 on Monday.
As for Mankato East, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
For Mankato East's part, Ella Fugazzi was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Fugazzi has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Harper Stangl, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. John Marshall is set to square off against their familiar foe Mankato West at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mankato East will challenge rival Century at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.9, the Panthers 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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