The Venice Indians and the Cardinal Mooney Cougars will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Venice beats Cardinal Mooney with 71 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Venice narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bradenton Christian 71-69. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since December 15, 2023.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They took down the Spartans 75-58. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Cardinal Mooney's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Venice, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Venice ended up a good deal behind Cardinal Mooney when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 71-53. Thankfully for Venice, Connor Heald (who went 9 for 20 on his way to 27 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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