Cardinals
| 01/24/26 @ Euclid | 70-28 |
| 01/21/26 @ Lorain | 73-45 |
| 01/19/26 vs Perry | 55-39 |
| 01/17/26 @ St. Joseph Academy | 59-31 |
| 01/14/26 vs Medina | 53-23 |
| + 10 more games |
Mentor had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Euclid Panthers 70-28. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cardinals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Panthers are ranked 622nd).
Leading Mentor to victory were Ashlyn McKinney and Keira Coleman. McKinney dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Coleman shot 70% from the field on her way to 16 points and three steals. Those 16 points gave Coleman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Rodriguez, who posted ten points and five steals.
Mentor's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Euclid, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mentor will face off against rival Shaker Heights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Euclid is set to square off against their familiar foe Cleveland Heights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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