The Medina Battling Bees will take on the Mentor Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Medina came up short against Warrensville Heights and fell 56-47. While losing is never fun, the Battling Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Tigers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Mentor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Brunswick, falling 85-65.
Despite the defeat, Mentor saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jack Kennedy went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kennedy has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Sierputowski, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points.
Medina's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Mentor, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Medina beat Mentor 73-62 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mentor's Ian Ioppolo, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Medina to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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