Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Cardinal Mooney Cougars walked away with it. They walked away with a 66-58 win over the Panthers on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Cardinal Mooney's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Connor Heald led the charge by scoring 21 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Scurry, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Cardinal Mooney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Bradenton Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Cardinal Mooney will take on First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cardinal Mooney focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday. As for Bradenton Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Gateway Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gateway Charter has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,441 points over their last 20 games.
