The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will face off against the First Baptist Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. First Baptist Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Mooney, who comes in off a win.
With a playoff game on the line, Cardinal Mooney rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 66-58 victory over the Panthers. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Mooney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Connor Heald, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sean Scurry, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, First Baptist Academy came up short against Bishop Verot on Thursday and fell 49-41.
Cardinal Mooney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for First Baptist Academy, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5.
Cardinal Mooney won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2015, slipping by First Baptist Academy 67-66. Will Cardinal Mooney repeat their success, or does First Baptist Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
