Century is 1-9 against Mankato West since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Panthers will welcome the Scarlets at 6:30 p.m. Century is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games dating back to last season.
Century proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by nine) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Mankato East 5-4.
Century let Carter Simonson and Aiden Yochim run wild. Simonson went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double, while Yochim scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jack Esau was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mankato West got the win against Mayo on Saturday by a conclusive 12-4.
Mankato West pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Century, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Century suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Mankato West in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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