Mankato West has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hopkins Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mankato West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mankato East on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. Mankato West has not had much luck with Mankato East recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Hopkins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 12-7 to St. Louis Park.
Mankato West's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mankato West beat Hopkins 12-9 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Mankato West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hopkins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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