It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but the Mentor Cardinals ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 89-84 W over Brunswick. The win was nothing new for Mentor as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ian Ioppolo was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Biddell, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds.
Mentor's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 90.8 points per game. As for Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
Mentor and Lake will face off at 7:15 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 contests -- so hopefully Lake likes a good challenge. As for Brunswick, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Max S. Hayes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Brunswick is facing Max S. Hayes at the right time seeing as Max S. Hayes is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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