The GlenOak Golden Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Mentor Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
GlenOak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Hoover, who was ranked sixth at the time (GlenOak was ranked ninth). The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
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GlenOak got a good showing from Bryson Peffer, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Peffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, GlenOak saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quincy Mazeke, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, on Thursday Mentor's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 9-8 W against Padua Franciscan. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since May 2, 2024.
Mentor got a big performance out of Josh Wieland, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Wieland a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Cendrowski, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
GlenOak's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Mentor, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. GlenOak has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mentor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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