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| 12/20/24 - Home | 56-41 W |
| 01/13/24 - Away | 41-45 L |
| 11/29/23 - Home | 54-45 W |
| 01/04/21 - Home | 69-34 W |
| 01/08/20 - Away | 59-26 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mentor has gone 9-1 against Shaker Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mentor Cardinals will take on the Shaker Heights Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m.
Mentor is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Medina just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 45-36 to the Battling Bees. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shaker Heights). Everything went their way against North on Wednesday as Shaker Heights made off with a 68-45 win. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Vikings are ranked 742nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mentor's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Shaker Heights, their victory ended an 18-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-11.
Mentor strolled past Shaker Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 56-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mentor since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
