Cougars
| 01/04/25 vs Venice | 68-57 |
| 01/03/25 vs Winthrop College Prep Academy | 75-58 |
| 01/02/25 vs Indian Rocks Christian | 59-55 |
| 12/23/24 vs Booker | 60-35 |
| 12/20/24 vs Manatee | 70-60 |
| + 6 more games |
Cardinal Mooney entered their tilt with Venice on Saturday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They rang in the new year with a 68-57 victory over the Venice Indians. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Indians are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Mooney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malakai Cuffy, who posted 20 points. Cuffy has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Jamaal George was another key player, going 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Despite the loss, Venice still got an impressive performance from Marcel Fil, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points in addition to six assists and five boards. That's the most assists Fil has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Carter, who had six points and five rebounds.
Cardinal Mooney's record is now 12-1. As for Venice, their record now sits at 7-7.
Cardinal Mooney will head out to square off against Bayshore at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Mooney knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Bayshore likes a good challenge. As for Venice, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-60 loss against Riverview Sarasota on the 7th.
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