Euclid fell victim to Mentor and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 22-0 defeat to the Mentor Cardinals might stick with them for a while. Euclid has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Mentor's part, Asa Davis looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jake McCartney relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Mentor got a massive performance out of Robbie Nickchinski, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Nick Square, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Euclid now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mentor, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Euclid will head out on the road to face off against John Hay at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mentor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
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