The Mentor Cardinals will take on the Cornerstone Christian Patriots at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mentor took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took down Brunswick 61-44. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cornerstone Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-55 heartbreaker at the hands of Trinity.
Mentor's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Mentor suffered a grim 77-53 defeat to Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2019. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mentor was down 43-23.
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