Preview: Mentor Cardinals vs. Chardon Hilltoppers
The Mentor Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chardon Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 22 matches -- so hopefully Chardon likes a good challenge.
Even though Lake scored an imposing 76 points on Saturday, Mentor still came out on top. Mentor took down Lake 91-76. Given Mentor's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Lake is ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ian Ioppolo was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. He hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Biddell, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, even though Beachwood scored an imposing 84 points on Friday, Chardon still came out on top. Chardon managed a 88-84 victory over Beachwood. The victory was just what Chardon needed coming off of a 76-56 loss in their prior matchup.
Mentor is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Chardon, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
Everything came up roses for Mentor against Chardon in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 as the team secured a 84-46 victory. Does Mentor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chardon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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