Medina lost against Mentor last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Medina Battling Bees took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mentor Cardinals. Medina has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Medina saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Smigel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Smigel has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Mentor's side, Tyler Milnes looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Brayden Bortnick was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Medina's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Mentor, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Medina will head out on the road to square off against Archbishop Hoban at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Medina's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Hoban's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mentor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mentor will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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