Strongsville is 0-10 against Mentor since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Strongsville Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m.
Strongsville will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a ten-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Medina by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Strongsville couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Mentor waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lancers 6-4.
Addison Belviso spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mentor's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Sacks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Ireland Rainey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Strongsville's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Mentor, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Strongsville suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Mentor when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belviso, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Strongsville 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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