For the second straight game, Mentor will face off against Strongsville. The Cardinals will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mentor 3.1, Strongsville 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Strongsville will be up against a hot Mentor team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Cardinals walked away with a 7-2 win over the Mustangs on Monday. The game was the first time the Cardinals have beaten the Mustangs on their field since April 19, 2021.
Mentor got a great performance from Pat Collins as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Collins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Brayden Bortnick
| 04/28/25 @ Strongsville | 1 |
| 04/26/25 vs North Royalton | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Brunswick | 1 |
At the plate, Brayden Bortnick and Tyson Cendrowski did most of the damage at the plate: Bortnick went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Cendrowski went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Bortnick is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Josh Wieland, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
With the defeat, Strongsville broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-4. As for Mentor, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
