The Mentor Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Solon Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Mentor can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Brunswick. Mentor's victory was all the more impressive since Brunswick was averaging only 3.44 runs allowed on the season.
Mentor let Brayden Bortnick and Austin Vanhuss loose on the outfield. Bortnick scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vanhuss scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Vanhuss continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Nelson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Solon fell victim to Nordonia and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 8-0 loss at the hands of the Knights. Solon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win made it two in a row for Mentor and bumps their season record up to 11-2. As for Solon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Mentor skirted past Solon 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Mentor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Solon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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