Mentor put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Cleveland Heights Tigers. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Tigers are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mentor was led to victory by Scotty Fox and Jackson Farley. Fox threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, while Farley gained 175 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Fox also racked up 35 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Justen Hodge was Fox's top target, picking up 181 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mentor's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cleveland Heights, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mentor has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome River Rouge at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Mentor: 16.4, River Rouge: 11) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Cleveland Heights, they will take on Strongsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Strongsville's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so Cleveland Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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