The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals will take on the Mentor Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Woodridge.
The result came thanks to Nik Wirsching's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Gaudio, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mentor faced St. Ignatius in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cardinals fell 5-2 to the Wildcats. Surprisingly, this marked the Cardinals' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Mentor also got a good showing from Will Link, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mentor, they moved to 16-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Mentor in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Do the Royals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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