Westlake typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Mentor proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Westlake Demons.
Peter Kennedy looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyson Cendrowski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Vanhimbergen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Westlake's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derek Occhipinti, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Mentor pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Westlake, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
Mentor will take on Hudson at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mentor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Westlake, they will square off against Shaker Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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