Mentor is 1-9 against Medina since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mentor Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the Medina Battling Bees at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Medina will be up against a hot Mentor team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Mentor blew past Euclid, posting a 55-12 win. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Cardinals this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Medina was not quite Strongsville's equal in the second half on Saturday. They lost to the Mustangs at home by a 78-59 margin. While losing is never fun, the Battling Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Mustangs are ranked second).
Mentor's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Medina, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Mentor came up short against Medina in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 53-43. Can Mentor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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