The Mentor Cardinals will take on the Berea-Midpark Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mentor will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Mentor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against GlenOak as they made off with a 10-3 win. Considering the Cardinals have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Maggie Haydu was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Haydu was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddie Menough, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Sophia Smalley was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Berea-Midpark was able to grind out a solid victory over Elyria on Monday, taking the game 7-2. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by exactly five runs.
Mentor pushed their record up to 21-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Berea-Midpark, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
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