The Mentor Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Strongsville Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mentor 3.2, Strongsville 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Strongsville will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Mentor extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Cardinals came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against North Royalton.
Jacob Gunvelson looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Bortnick, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Jack Vanhimbergen also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Strongsville put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They blew past Cleveland Heights 16-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by ten runs or more this season.
Mentor's record is now 11-2. As for Strongsville, their record now sits at 13-3.
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