Mankato East can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past the Maple Grove Crimson 13-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mankato East.
Kylinn Stangl made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Stangl has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Stangl was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Mankato East let Maddeline Beaty and Kenley Staunton loose on the outfield. Beaty scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Staunton scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Harper Stangl was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mankato East is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Maple Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mankato East will take on John Marshall at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mankato East is facing John Marshall at the right time seeing as John Marshall is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Maple Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Blaine at 4:30 p.m. Blaine will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Maple Grove surely won't give up without a fight.
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