Mentor had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the St. Ignatius Wildcats on Friday as the Mentor Cardinals made off with a 31-7 victory. The Cardinals' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Scotty Fox was his usual excellent self, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Justen Hodge was in the mix too, providing Mentor with two touchdowns.
Mentor pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for St. Ignatius, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Mentor will look to defend their home field on Friday against Strongsville at 7:00 p.m. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Strongsville likes a good challenge. St. Ignatius does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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