Soccer Preview: Avon vs. Mentor
The Avon Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mentor Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Avon's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Mentor's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Avon is headed into the game having not lost since September 16 and will look to keep things rolling. They had just enough and edged Rocky River out 2-1 on Saturday. Two seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Mentor had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Tigers are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-1-3 record this season. As for Mentor, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-2.
Avon came up short against Mentor in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Avon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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