The Mentor Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Lake Catholic Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Mentor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, Mentor beat Medina 6-3. That's two games straight that Mentor has won by exactly three runs.
Tyler Milnes looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Bortnick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lake Catholic had to settle for a 12-10 defeat against North on Thursday.
Mentor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Lake Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Mentor skirted past Lake Catholic 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Mentor repeat their success, or does Lake Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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