The North Rangers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. North knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Mentor likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, North made easy work of North Olmsted and carried off an 11-3 victory.
Keegan Marsch tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Braylon Rolf was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Piasecki, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mentor entered their contest against University School on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mentor suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of University School. It was the first time this season that Mentor let down their fans at home.
North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-8. As for Mentor, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
North suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Mentor in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for North, Collin Orosz (who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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