MoonDogs Five-Game Streak Concludes at Paws of Huskies
August 11, 2021 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Mankato MoonDogs News Release
MANKATO, Minn. -ÃÂ The Mankato MoonDogs' (43-22) five-game win streak ended following a matchup with the Duluth Huskies (28-37) that resulted in a 12-5 defeat, Wednesday night at ISG Field.ÃÂ
The Huskies got this going quickly on Wednesday, cracking the score column on the game's first pitch with a solo home run to left off the bat ofÃÂ Michael BrooksÃÂ (Central Florida) to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead.
After the Huskies added three more runs to take a four-run lead in the fourth inning,ÃÂ Carson YatesÃÂ (UCLA) followed it up in the bottom half of the inning with his second home run of the summer, a three-run blast to left that shrunk the deficit to 4-3 to conclude the fourth inning.ÃÂ
From that point on, the visiting Huskies took over by scoring eight consecutive runs with six in the sixth and another pair in the eighth. The MoonDogs mounted a two-run rally in the eighth, but ultimately finished the contest with their five-game win streak coming to an end in a 12-5 loss to the Huskies.
Duluth outhit the MoonDogs 11-4 in the contest despite outnumbering Mankato in defensive mishaps by a margin of 2-1.
Earning the win was a relief pitcher for Duluth inÃÂ Jake SchelonkaÃÂ (St. Scholastica) after he threw up three scoreless frames with one hit allowed. In his MoonDogs debut,ÃÂ Andrew GustafsonÃÂ (Gustavus Adolphus College) suffered the loss and fell to 0-1 in his Northwoods League career.ÃÂ
The MoonDogs and Huskies resume their series on Wednesday with the season finale between the two in-state foes set for 6:35 p.m. at ISG Field.
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