Mankato East was the 8-4 winner over Owatonna when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mankato East Cougars fell just short of the Owatonna Huskies by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday.
Kylinn Stangl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Mankato East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Hacker, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mankato East has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season. As for Owatonna, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
While Mankato East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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