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| 02/23/24 - Home | 89-84 W |
| 01/29/24 - Away | 68-76 L |
| 02/07/23 - Away | 80-66 W |
| 01/03/23 - Home | 72-67 W |
| 02/11/22 - Away | 71-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mentor is 9-1 against Brunswick since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Brunswick Blue Devils at 6:15 p.m. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Mentor is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Strongsville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mentor was dealt a 98-65 defeat at the hands of Strongsville. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Mustangs are ranked 19th).
Mentor might have lost, but man, Kobe Frasure-Azzano was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayo Olulami, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 14 points.
Even though they lost, Mentor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 35 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brunswick, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Sunday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-58 win over Cleveland Heights on Tuesday.
Brunswick's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.9 points per game. As for Mentor, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Mentor didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Brunswick when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with an 89-84 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mentor since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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