Football Preview: Mentor Cardinals vs. Medina Battling Bees
Mentor is 8-2 against Medina since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Medina Battling Bees at 7:00 p.m. Mentor will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Mentor humbled McDowell with a 50-14 victory.
Jackson Farley went supernova for Mentor, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. Farley got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 58 yards. Another player making a difference was Scotty Fox, who threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Mentor's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Xayvion Dunn and Benjamin Schenk.
Meanwhile, Medina was beaten by Wadsworth 51-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Battling Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 28th).
Mentor's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Medina, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Mentor won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, slipping by Medina 42-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mentor since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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