The Lake Blue Streaks pushed their score all the way to 76 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The match between them and Mentor wasn't particularly close, with Lake falling 91-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), Lake still had to take the loss.
It was another big night for Ian Ioppolo, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds for Mentor. Ioppolo has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Biddell, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Lake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Mentor, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-7.
Lake will head out on the road to square off against Brush at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Brush has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 389 points over their last six matchups. As for Mentor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chardon at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 22 contests -- so hopefully Chardon likes a good challenge.
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