The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Lemon Bay Manta Rays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Mooney will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Cardinal Mooney is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Imagine School at North Port: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cardinal Mooney blew Imagine School at North Port out of the water with a 78-41 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
Malakai Cuffy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 of 14 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Sam Reindel, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points.
Cardinal Mooney was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Lemon Bay hadn't done well against North Port recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lemon Bay pulled ahead with a 49-48 photo finish over North Port. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Manta Rays.
Lemon Bay's record now sits at 6-9. As for Cardinal Mooney, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Cardinal Mooney strolled past Lemon Bay in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 68-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Mooney since the squad 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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