After a string of three wins, the Mentor Cardinals's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a tough blow as they fell 95-81 to Lutheran East. The matchup was a 40-40 toss-up at halftime, but Mentor couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Mentor still got an impressive performance from Ian Ioppolo, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 12 rebounds. Ioppolo is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Biddell, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Mentor's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Lutheran East, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mentor will head out on the road to square off against Shaker Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mentor is facing Shaker Heights at the right time seeing as Shaker Heights is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Lutheran East, they will take on Louisville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Louisville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matches.
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