The Mentor Cardinals will stay at home for another week and welcome the River Rouge Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mentor: 16.4, River Rouge: 11) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Mentor earned a 35-27 victory over Cleveland Heights. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Scotty Fox and Jackson Farley were among the main playmakers for Mentor as the former threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and the latter gained 175 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Fox also racked up 35 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Justen Hodge was Fox's top target, picking up 181 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, River Rouge came up short against Brother Rice on Friday and fell 14-7.
Mentor's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for River Rouge, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
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