There's no place like home for Mankato East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Faribault Falcons with a sharp 14-2 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Cougars
| 04/30/25 vs Faribault | 14-2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Owatonna | 9-3 |
| 04/12/25 vs Century | 14-0 |
| 04/10/25 vs Albert Lea | 7-1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Albert Lea | 7-1 |
| + 6 more games |
Mankato East's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Faribault, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Mankato East has already played their next contest (against New Ulm), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Faribault, they will welcome Winona at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Winhawks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Falcons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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