Mentor had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Medina Battling Bees. That's two games straight that Mentor has won by exactly three runs.
Tyler Milnes looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Bortnick was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Medina's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Smigel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mentor pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Medina, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season.
Mentor will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lake Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Medina, they will head out on the road to face off against Archbishop Hoban at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Archbishop Hoban: 2.7, Medina: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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