The Windermere Prep Lakers will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Windermere Prep sitting on four straight victories and Cardinal Mooney on 14.
Windermere Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 74-53 margin over The Villages Charter.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney's game on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Lake Highland Prep with a sharp 78-54 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Highlanders are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Mooney's win came from a few key players Windermere Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madi Mignery, who posted 24 points. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Martin, who had 19 points.
Cardinal Mooney's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Windermere Prep, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Windermere Prep came up short against Cardinal Mooney when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-55. Can Windermere Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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