With a playoff game on the line, the Mentor Cardinals rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 83-70. The victory was nothing new for Mentor as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Mentor got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ian Ioppolo out in front who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Ioppolo is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 23 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Calo, who scored 25 points.
Mentor is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Green, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Mentor will face off against Green at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mentor's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Green, they will face off against Mentor at 2:00 p.m. Mentor knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 25 contests -- so hopefully Green likes a good challenge.
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