The Mankato East Cougars will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the John Marshall Rockets at 4:00 p.m. John Marshall took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mankato East, who comes in off a win.
Mankato East can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Maple Grove as Mankato East made off with a 13-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mankato East.
Kylinn Stangl made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Stangl has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Stangl was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
Meanwhile, John Marshall is still looking for their season's first win. They fell 5-0 to Century last Tuesday.
Mankato East is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for John Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Mankato East took their victory against John Marshall when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1. Will Mankato East repeat their success, or does John Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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