MASSILLON — The Cardinal Mooney baseball team was playing catch-up for most of the game. But every time the Cardinals tried making a comeback, Waynedale responded.

The Bears slowly extended their lead and eventually beat Mooney 10-4 in a Division V regional semifinal on Wednesday at Massillon Washington High School.

“Gotta play near perfect to beat that team, and I don’t think we were near perfect today,” Cardinal Mooney head coach Eddie Reese said. “Couple balls fall, it’s a different game. Make a couple plays, it’s a different game. Baseball’s hard, especially when it’s June and you’re in a regional.”

Waynedale’s Jordan Miller reached on an error to start the top of the second inning, and Jayden Schlabach got the Bears on the board with an RBI double into the left-field corner. Brayde

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