The Cardinal Mooney Cougars will take on the Mount Paran Christian Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cardinal Mooney's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
Cardinal Mooney's tournament run continued when they took on Whitney Young on Monday. Cardinal Mooney fell to Whitney Young 68-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (55), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
| 12/30/24 vs Whitney Young | 23 |
| 01/20/24 @ Lakewood | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs DME Academy | 20 |
| 12/12/24 vs Lake Wales | 20 |
| 12/27/23 vs St. John-Vianney | 20 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sy?Monique Simon, who posted 23 points. Those 23 points gave her a new career-high. Kali Barrett was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Mount Paran Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-43 win over the Eagles.
Mount Paran Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Cardinal Mooney, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Cardinal Mooney suffered a grim 49-29 defeat to Mount Paran Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Cardinal Mooney, Kara Dunn (who went 10 for 20 on her way to 21 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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