The St. Edward Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Mentor Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Edward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 40-24 win over Perrysburg. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mentor put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to McKinley for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 11 matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Scotty Fox and Jackson Farley were among the main playmakers for Mentor as the former rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 210 total yards and a touchdown.
Mentor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Mentor's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for St. Edward, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Everything came up roses for St. Edward against Mentor in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 27-0 win. Does St. Edward have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mentor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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