The Lake Catholic Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Mentor Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lake Catholic will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a six-run match in their last game. They fell just short of North by a score of 12-10.
Meanwhile, Mentor came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Battling Bees by a score of 6-3. That's two games straight that Mentor has won by exactly three runs.
Tyler Milnes looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brayden Bortnick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lake Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Mentor, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Lake Catholic couldn't quite finish off Mentor when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Lake Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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