Medina was the 8-5 winner over Mentor when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Medina Battling Bees fell 7-4 to the Mentor Cardinals on Monday. It was the first time this season that Medina let down their fans at home.
Joey Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Mentor's side, the team relied heavily on Jake McCartney, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Zupancic, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Medina's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Mentor, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
While Medina had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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