Mentor has gone 10-0 against Strongsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Strongsville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine games.
Mentor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on St. Ignatius with a sharp 31-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won nine contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Scotty Fox continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Farley, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Strongsville strolled past Cleveland Heights with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Strongsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.4 points per game. As for Mentor, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Mentor against Strongsville in their previous meeting back in October, as the squad secured a 44-17 victory. Will Mentor repeat their success, or does Strongsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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