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| 05/01/24 - Home | 9-13 L |
| 05/10/23 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 05/11/22 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 04/30/21 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 06/09/19 - Neutral | 4-2 W |
| + 4 more games |
St. Ignatius has gone 7-2 against Mentor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wildcats will face off against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
While St. Ignatius' victory against Mayfield wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. St. Ignatius had just enough and edged out Mayfield 6-5. That's two games straight that St. Ignatius has won by just one run.
Vince Durny looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, St. Ignatius let Jackson Boyer and Brayden Colleran run wild. Boyer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Colleran went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Colleran has hit this season. Jacob Merheb was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
St. Ignatius kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mentor narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Kirtland 9-7.
Peter Kennedy looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Austin Vanhuss and Jake McCartney did most of the damage at the plate: Vanhuss got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while McCartney went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. McCartney is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Josh Wieland, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
St. Ignatius' record is now 10-4. As for Mentor, their record now sits at 16-4.
St. Ignatius came up short against Mentor when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 13-9. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
