Basketball Game Preview: Mentor Cardinals vs. Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs

The Mentor Cardinals will face off against the Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Wednesday, Mentor strolled past Lakewood with points to spare, taking the game 57-43. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Rangers are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Stow-Munroe Falls' strategy against Cuyahoga Falls on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Stow-Munroe Falls blew Cuyahoga Falls out of the water with a 56-11 final score. That looming 56-11 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.

Mentor is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Stow-Munroe Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.

Mentor was dealt a bruising 57-30 loss at the hands of Stow-Munroe Falls in their previous meeting back in January of 2021. Will Mentor have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.