It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Edward had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 13-7 W over the Mentor Cardinals. The 13-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Despite the loss, Mentor still got an impressive performance from Jackson Farley, who rushed for 143 yards. Farley's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 143 rushing yards.
St. Edward is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Mentor, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-1.
St. Edward will challenge Olentangy Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Olentangy Liberty will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something St. Edward surely won't give up without a fight. Mentor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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