The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Cardinal Mooney sitting on 15 straight wins and Sports Leadership & Management on five.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup 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.
Kali Barrett
| 02/21/25 vs Windermere Prep | 12 |
| 02/18/25 vs Lake Highland Prep | 10 |
| 02/13/25 vs Cocoa | 4 |
| 02/08/25 vs Tampa Catholic | 11 |
| 02/06/25 vs Academy of the Holy Names | 0 |
| + 11 more games |
Cardinal Mooney's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kali Barrett, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards. That's the most rebounds Barrett has posted since back in January. Madi Mignery was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, everything went Sports Leadership & Management's way against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart on Friday as Sports Leadership & Management made off with a 70-45 win. Sports Leadership & Management has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 23 points or more this season.
Cardinal Mooney pushed their record up to 22-9 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home. The wins 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 win bumped their record up to 16-12.
Cardinal Mooney beat Sports Leadership & Management 66-56 in their previous meeting on February 1st. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sports Leadership & Management's Jim'Miyah Branton, who en route to 23 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cardinal Mooney still be able to contain Branton? There's only one way to find out.
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