Red Wing is 1-6 against Mankato East since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Wing Wingers will head out on the road to square off against the Mankato East Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
Red Wing's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Century on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Panthers. Red Wing's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Red Wing saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Tix, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Tix has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Mankato East stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Austin onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mankato East considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Hailey Petzel and Kylinn Stangl made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Petzel pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stangl struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). At the plate, Petzel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Stangl scored a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Emily Hacker was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Maddeline Beaty was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Red Wing's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Mankato East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Red Wing suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Mankato East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Red Wing avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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