Sports Leadership & Management will challenge the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Sports Leadership & Management sitting on five straight wins and Cardinal Mooney on 15.
Sports Leadership & Management is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart as Sports Leadership & Management made off with a 70-45 victory. Sports Leadership & Management has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Cardinal Mooney on Friday. They came out on top against Windermere Prep by a score of 71-60. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Lakers are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Mooney's win came from a few key players Sports Leadership & Management will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kali Barrett, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. That's the most boards she has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Madi Mignery, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Cardinal Mooney's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points over those games. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their victory bumped their record up to 16-12.
Sports Leadership & Management came up short against Cardinal Mooney when the teams last played on February 1st, falling 66-56. Can Sports Leadership & Management avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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