Mentor's offense rose to the challenge against a Mustangs defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals claimed a resounding 44-17 victory over the Strongsville Mustangs at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 23 point advantage.
Leading Mentor to victory were Jackson Farley and Scotty Fox. Farley gained 214 total yards and two touchdowns, while Fox threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. What's more, Fox also racked up 43 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Austin Vanhuss, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Mentor pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Strongsville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges Euclid at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Mentor has now posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests. As for Strongsville, they will challenge Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Strongsville's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Brunswick's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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