Baseball Recap: Mentor picks up sixth straight win at home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 6:29am

Baseball Recap: Mentor Cardinals vs. Lake Catholic Cougars

In what's become a running theme this season, Mentor gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lake Catholic Cougars with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Mentor who now have five in a row.

Mentor got a great performance from Peter Kennedy as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.

On the hitting side, Peyton Zupancic was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake McCartney, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.

Mentor's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Lake Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11.

Mentor will stay at home for another game and welcome Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Hawken at 5:00 p.m. Hawken's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lake Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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