Cardinal Mooney hasn't had much luck against Tampa Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Cardinal Mooney's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.
Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Academy of the Holy Names 73-32. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-16.
Riley Martin
| 02/06/25 vs Academy of the Holy Names | 23 |
| 02/01/25 @ Sports Leadership & Management | 20 |
| 12/09/24 @ Venice | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ Dr. Phillips | 15 |
| 01/18/25 @ Lake Highland Prep | 15 |
Cardinal Mooney's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riley Martin, who posted 23 points, and Talia Busser, who put up 16 points. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in points. Sy?Monique Simon was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic beat Lakewood 55-48 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ashley Knox and Sumayah McIntosh. Knox had a solid game and had 19 points. Meanwhile, McIntosh did her best for the losing side, going 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and seven boards.
Tampa Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Cardinal Mooney, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9.
Everything went Cardinal Mooney's way against Tampa Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Cardinal Mooney made off with a 64-40 win. Does Cardinal Mooney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tampa Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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