With a playoff win on the line, Cardinal Mooney rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders as they made off with a 78-54 win. The score was close at the half, but the Cougars pulled away in the second half with 43 points.
Madi Mignery
| 02/18/25 vs Lake Highland Prep | 24 |
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Mooney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madi Mignery, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Mignery's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Kali Barrett was another key player, dropping a double-double with 15 points and ten boards.
Cardinal Mooney was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Highland Prep only racked up nine assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lake Highland Prep lost, don't look at Ari Woodard. Despite the final result, she went 11-for-20 to rack up 27 points and three steals. Lake Highland Prep is 3-1 when Woodard posts 15 or more points, but 11-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Valeria Munoz, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Lake Highland Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Coming up, Cardinal Mooney will be playing in front of their home fans against Windermere Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Windermere Prep comes in on four and Cardinal Mooney on 14. Lake Highland Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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