Lakewood lost against Mentor back in February of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lakewood Rangers took a 79-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mentor Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Cardinals are ranked 41st).
Mentor's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kobe Frasure-Azzano, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Frasure-Azzano has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayo Olulami, who en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Mentor, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Lakewood and Mentor are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lakewood will be playing in front of their home fans against North Ridgeville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Ridgeville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lakewood likes a good challenge. As for Mentor, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals face off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitmer comes in on six and Mentor on three.
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