The Brunswick Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Brunswick is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Avon.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Mentor had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Medina on Friday. Mentor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Izzy Coode and Sophia Smalley did some serious damage despite the final result: Coode scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Smalley went 2-for-3 with four RBI. Coode has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Ireland Rainey was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Brunswick's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Mentor, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
Brunswick came up short against Mentor when the teams last played back in April, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mentor's Addison Belviso, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that Brunswick knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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