The Cardinal Mooney Cougars had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They walked away with a 66-54 victory over Seffner Christian. Given Cardinal Mooney's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Seffner Christian is ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Connor Heald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points. He hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Kevin O'donoghue, who scored 13 points.
Cardinal Mooney has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Seffner Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-12.
Cardinal Mooney will head out on the road to face off against Mitchell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Seffner Christian, they will be playing at home against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Sports Leadership & Management's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
