The Mentor Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Brunswick Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Mentor proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Medina 3-1. The win was familiar territory for Mentor who now have three in a row.
Addison Belviso made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Belviso was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mentor let Ireland Rainey and Mak Kobetitsch loose on the outfield. Rainey scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Kobetitsch scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Menough, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brunswick faced Austintown-Fitch in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Brunswick wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The contest marked that first time this year in which they were not able to get on the board.
Mentor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Brunswick, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1.
Mentor took their victory against Brunswick in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. Does Mentor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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