CANFIELD THE TOP CARDINALS IN TOWN

YOUNGSTOWN OH- The battle of the state birds was a one-sided fight Saturday afternoon. The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals played host to the Canfield Cardinals in a game that was all Canfield from the very beginning. Canfield dominated straight from the tip behind a very potent and electrifying offense that looked to attack with every chance they had. Their defense was just as strong as their offense as they held Mooney to just one made field goal in the first quarter as they led 22-5 behind seven points from Kate Sahli.

Mooney’s offense continued to struggle in the second quarter as they only managed one more made field goal scoring another five points thanks to free throws. They were led in scoring by Maria Fire in the first half as she accounted for eight of the ten points scored. Canfield did not have any problem keeping the hot hand as they added on 19-points behind four points from Callie Harmon and four points from Jenna Triveri. The Cardinals led 41-10 at the half.

Canfield would let off the gas in the second half as their scoring finally hit a wall as they scored just six points. But on the flipside Cardinal Mooney turned their shooting woes aroundwith Olivia Rouser and Maria Fire as they helped the team cut the lead down to 47-22 before the end of the quarter.

But their comeback was cut short as Mooney’s scoring would not keep up pace and they would be outscored by Canfield in the final quarter 10-8. Canfield would take home the win 57-30 over the Mooney Cardinals. Canfield was led in scoring by Kate Sahli who finished with 13. Mooney was led by Maria Fire who scored 16 of the teams 30 points.

Cardinal Mooney will be back in action on Wednesday against Warren G. Harding and will look to get back over .500 as their record is now (3-3). Canfield moves to (2-0) on the season and they will play host to the Liberty Leopards on Monday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Alek Koberna