Mentor is 10-0 against Strongsville since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Strongsville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Strongsville is hoping to do what Brunswick couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mentor's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Mentor breezed by Brunswick on the road to the tune of 45-14. 45 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Mentor's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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. Scotty Fox was another key signal caller, throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Strongsville). They blew past Shaker Heights 50-0 at home on Thursday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mentor's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Strongsville, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Mentor against Strongsville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. Will Mentor repeat their success, or does Strongsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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