Having just played yesterday, the Cardinal Mooney Cougars will jump right back in to play the Venice Indians at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cardinal Mooney is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Cardinal Mooney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Winthrop College Prep Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 75-58. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Spartans are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Venice won against Canterbury on Thursday with 71 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Venice narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Bradenton Christian 71-69. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Venice now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Cardinal Mooney, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Cardinal Mooney strolled past Venice when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 71-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Mooney since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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