The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals will square off against the Harding Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Cardinal Mooney: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Harding has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, Cardinal Mooney turned things around against John F. Kennedy Catholic on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-49 victory over the Eagles. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cardinals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Eagles are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, Harding beat Canfield 35-28 on Tuesday. The 35-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cardinal Mooney's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-11. As for Harding, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Cardinal Mooney was able to grind out a solid win over Harding in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 58-48. Does Cardinal Mooney have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harding turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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