The Mentor Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Brunswick Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.
Mentor barely beat Shaker Heights the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 15-5 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Josh Wieland
| 04/15/25 vs Shaker Heights | 3 |
| 04/15/24 vs Shaker Heights | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Euclid | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Euclid | 1 |
| 05/21/24 vs Dover | 1 |
Mentor got a massive performance out of Josh Wieland, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Wieland a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Vanhuss, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Wieland wasn't the only one making solid contact: Mentor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brunswick came up short against St. Edward on Monday and fell 5-2.
Elijah Poindexter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Alex Hubbell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Brunswick's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Mentor, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Brunswick's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mentor hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .403. It's a different story for Brunswick, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Mentor's hitters?
Everything went Mentor's way against Brunswick in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mentor made off with a 12-2 victory. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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