The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cardinal Mooney Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakewood Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 78-67 victory over Braden River on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Pirates are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They strolled past the Manta Rays with points to spare, taking the game 68-52.
With the victory, Lakewood Ranch broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. As for Cardinal Mooney, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lakewood Ranch couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 65-62. Can Lakewood Ranch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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