Cardinal Mooney's tournament run continued when they took on Whitney Young on Monday. The Cardinal Mooney Cougars took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whitney Young Dolphins. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
| 12/30/24 vs Whitney Young | 23 |
| 01/20/24 @ Lakewood | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs DME Academy | 20 |
| 12/12/24 vs Lake Wales | 20 |
| 12/27/23 vs St. John-Vianney | 20 |
Cardinal Mooney lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sy?Monique Simon, who posted 23 points. Those 23 points gave Simon a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kali Barrett, who had 15 points.
Destiny Jackson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Whitney Young, going 10 of 21 on her way to 27 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Lloyd, who put up five points.
Cardinal Mooney has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Whitney Young, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Cardinal Mooney will be taking part in a tournament against Mount Paran Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cardinal Mooney's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. As for Whitney Young, they will host Hammond Bishop Noll at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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