The John Marshall Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Mankato East Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. John Marshall is looking for their season?s first win.
John Marshall's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Century last Tuesday. They fell 5-0 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Mankato East put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Maple Grove. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mankato East.
Kylinn Stangl made a big impact no matter where she played. 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, Maddeline Beaty and Kenley Staunton did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Another player making a difference was Harper Stangl, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Mankato East, they are 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.
John Marshall suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Mankato East in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can John Marshall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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