Strongsville hasn't had much luck against Mentor recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Strongsville Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Mentor Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Strongsville comes in on four and Mentor on eight.
Strongsville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Shaker Heights 50-0 at home. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mentor on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Brunswick out of the water with a 45-14 final score. 45 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Mentor's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jackson Farley, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Farley's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Scotty Fox, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Strongsville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mentor, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Strongsville was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Mentor in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fox, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Strongsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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