Lemon Bay lost against Cardinal Mooney back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lemon Bay Manta Rays took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinal Mooney Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Manta Rays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Cougars are ranked 106th).
Cardinal Mooney's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Malakai Cuffy led the charge by going 6 for 8 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Leron Dues, who posted ten points and four steals.
Lemon Bay dropped their record down to 6-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Cardinal Mooney, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Lemon Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-42 victory against North Fort Myers on the 18th. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will welcome IMG Academy Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cardinal Mooney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season.
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