The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Highland Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Lakewood out 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted since December 20, 2024.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Ari Woodard and Sumayah McIntosh. Woodard had a solid game and posted 17 points. Meanwhile, McIntosh was balling out in the loss, putting up ten points along with eight boards and six steals.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney entered their tilt with Cocoa on Thursday with 12 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 13. They enjoyed a cozy 67-48 victory over the Tigers. The Cougars pushed the score to 53-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Cardinal Mooney's win came from a few key players Lake Highland Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madi Mignery, who scored 18 points. Kali Barrett was another key player, earning 14 points.
Cardinal Mooney pushed their record up to 20-9 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for Lake Highland Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Lake Highland Prep came up short against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-58. Can Lake Highland Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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