The Owatonna Huskies will head out to take on the Mankato East Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Owatonna is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mayo just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-6.
Meanwhile, Mankato East owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Mayo. Considering the Cougars have won three games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mankato East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Owatonna, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Owatonna skirted past Mankato East 7-6 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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