Mentor managed to keep up with Avon Lake until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Mentor Cardinals lost 4-1 to the Avon Lake Shoremen. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Shoremen are ranked 40th).
Mentor's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-3. As for Avon Lake, their win bumped their record up to 12-3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mentor will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Elyria at 7:00 p.m. on October 23rd. Mentor's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Avon Lake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Garfield Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Garfield Heights is coming into the match with eight straight losses on the road, meaning Avon Lake will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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