Venice and Cardinal Mooney are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Venice Indians will face off against the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Mooney took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Venice, who comes in off a win.
Venice took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Bradenton Christian by a score of 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney faced Carrollwood Day in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cardinal Mooney came up short against Carrollwood Day, falling 3-0. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-8, 25-19.
Venice pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Mooney, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Venice has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Mooney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Venice took their victory against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Venice repeat their success, or does Cardinal Mooney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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