Mentor Cardinals (Mentor, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Medina Battling Bees (Medina, OH), 6-5 in a league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 5-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Riverside for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 8. Mentor will battle a Beavers squad coming off a 20-0 league win over Brush (Lyndhurst, OH). The Beavers record now stands at 5-0.

With the loss, Medina falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Battling bees travel to Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) to battle the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 10. The Warriors enter the challenge with a record of 1-0.