Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Cardinal Mooney

Cougars

Previous Games

01/30/25 vs Riverview Sarasota	62-25
01/24/25 vs Lakewood	62-46
01/21/25 vs Southeastern Prep Academy	73-65
01/18/25 @ Lake Highland Prep	65-58
01/16/25 vs Windermere Prep	68-55
+ 3 more games

Cardinal Mooney had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They blew past the Riverview Sarasota Rams 62-25. 62 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Cardinal Mooney's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Talia Busser led the charge by going 6 of 9 on her way to 17 points. That's the most points Busser has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kali Barrett, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Cardinal Mooney smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Cardinal Mooney pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Riverview Sarasota, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-4.

Cardinal Mooney has already played their next match, a 66-56 victory against Sports Leadership & Management on the 1st. As for Riverview Sarasota, they will take on Sarasota on Thursday. Sarasota has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.