Baseball Preview: Mentor Christian vs. Medina Christian Academy Knights
After two games on the road, Mentor Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Medina Christian Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Medina Christian Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mentor Christian, who comes in off a win.
Mentor Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Open Door Christian by a score of 3-0.
Not much got past Nate Duryea, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Open Door Christian off the board.
At the plate, Carmen Trivisonno was excellent, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Medina Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Cornerstone Christian by a score of 16-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (13), Medina Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
D.J. Reidl put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Reidl was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joey Green and Jono Timco did some serious damage despite the final result: Green scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances, while Timco scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Green is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Noah Landers was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
Mentor Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Medina Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Mentor Christian came up short against Medina Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Medina Christian Academy's Caden Dyer, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that Mentor Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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