Saturday just wasn't the day for Mankato East's offense. They fell just short of the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Mankato East has lost by just one run.
Kylinn Stangl spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Mankato East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayda Swalve, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Mankato East dropped their record down to 6-3 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Mankato East will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mankato West at 5:00 p.m. Mankato West will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Mankato East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they are on the road again on Monday to play Stillwater at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stillwater: 3.8, Cretin-Derham Hall: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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