Cardinal Mooney and Venice are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Venice Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Cardinal Mooney is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Lake Brantley, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Cardinal Mooney was ranked 12th). Cardinal Mooney fell just short of Lake Brantley by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, everything went Venice's way against Port Charlotte on Wednesday as Venice made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Venice took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11, 25-14.
Brighton Ferguson and Madi Robinson were among the main playmakers for Venice as the former had 17 digs and two aces and the latter had 11 digs. Ferguson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Cardinal Mooney's loss dropped their record down to 18-4. As for Venice, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything went Cardinal Mooney's way against Venice in their previous matchup back in September, as Cardinal Mooney made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal Mooney since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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