Mentor is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Tennessee. The Mentor Cardinals fell just short of the Tennessee Vikings by a score of 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mentor has scored all season.
Addison Belviso spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Mentor saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mak Kobetitsch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kobetitsch has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
On Tennessee's side, Carly Compton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Compton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Mentor's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Tennessee, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Mentor will be playing in front of their home fans against Cleveland Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Tennessee, they are on the road again on Friday to play Columbiana at 11:45 a.m. Columbiana's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Tennessee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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