Cardinals
| 04/30/25 @ Cleveland Heights | 31 |
| 04/21/25 vs North | 17 |
| 04/29/25 vs Medina | 14 |
| 04/23/25 @ Shaker Heights | 14 |
| 04/02/25 vs Euclid | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mentor). They blew past the Cleveland Heights Tigers 31-2 on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Addison Belviso made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Smalley, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Ireland Rainey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs.
Mentor hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Mentor's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Cleveland Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Mentor will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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