AVON LAKE — Sometimes it’s just not your day.

Mathews’ season came to a close on Friday in the regional final, falling 9-1 to Monroeville at Avon Lake High School.

Held off the scoreboard for the first three innings, Monroeville came alive in the fourth with a pair of runs to take the lead. Once they got the advantage, they didn’t let up.

A bases-clearing double in the fifth gave Monroeville a 5-1 lead and it added four more in the following inning.

“They game plan and they stick to their plan,” Mustangs coach Jim Nicula said. “They were down 1-0 for however many innings and we had them on the verge with runners on second three different times and we couldn’t push that across. They just were patient and waited. I think it’s a culture that their coaching staff has instilled in them. The

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