The Mentor Cardinals will square off against the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mentor will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Mentor is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since May 2, 2024 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Padua Franciscan 9-8.
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Josh Wieland was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Vanhuss, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, GlenOak faced Hoover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1. The contest marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
GlenOak also got a good showing from Bryson Peffer, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Peffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, GlenOak saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quincy Mazeke, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for GlenOak and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Mentor, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mentor has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like GlenOak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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