While Mentor's win against Cleveland Heights wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cardinals had just enough and edged out the Tigers 7-5. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Carmello Stropko
| 05/20/25 @ Cleveland Heights | 4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Padua Franciscan | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Euclid | 2 |
| 05/16/25 vs St. Ignatius | 1 |
| 05/12/25 @ North | 1 |
Carmello Stropko led a balanced Cardinals bullpen and tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Stropko a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Vanhuss, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyson Cendrowski, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mentor pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cleveland Heights, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Looking ahead, Mentor will welcome North Ridgeville at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Cleveland Heights, they will head out to square off against Medina at 5:00 p.m. on the 28th.
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