Gilmour Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gilmour Academy will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Kenston and snuck past 3-1.
Meanwhile, Mentor has not done well against St. Ignatius recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Mentor walked away with a 13-9 win over St. Ignatius. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mentor considering their one-run performance the match before.
Tyler Milnes looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nick Square was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Zupancic, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Gilmour Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mentor, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Gilmour Academy came up short against Mentor in their previous matchup back in April of 2018, falling 4-1. Can Gilmour Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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