It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Bradenton Christian Panthers can now relate to. They fell 66-58 to the Cougars on Saturday. Bradenton Christian's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Mooney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Connor Heald, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Sean Scurry was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
Bradenton Christian's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Cardinal Mooney, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Bradenton Christian will head out on the road to face off against Gateway Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Gateway Charter's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 contests. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will square off against First Baptist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cardinal Mooney focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
