Basketball Game Preview: Canyon View Falcons vs. Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle

The Canyon View Falcons will take on the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canyon View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.

Juan Diego Catholic will be up against a hot Canyon View squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Canyon View strolled past Richfield with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 57-43.

Maya Nichols

Blocked Shots (Career)

02/06/25 @ Richfield	3
11/21/24 vs North Summit	2
01/16/24 vs Carbon	2
12/26/24 vs Dixie	1
02/24/24 vs Summit Academy	1

Canyon View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maya Nichols, who posted nine points in addition to three steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in blocks. Emery Miles was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.

Canyon View was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richfield only racked up nine assists.

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Juan Diego Catholic walked away with it. They blew past the Patriots 53-31 on Tuesday. The Soaring Eagle have beaten the Patriots the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Patriots has come to flipping the script.

Canyon View better keep an eye on Ella Sebit. She was instrumental in Juan Diego Catholic's win, going 9 of 13 en route to 21 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sebit has scored at least a third of Juan Diego Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Fatima Hernandez, who scored six points.

Canyon View's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Juan Diego Catholic, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-14.

This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Canyon View hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.3 points per game. It's a different story for Juan Diego Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 35.3 points. The only thing between Canyon View and another offensive beatdown is Juan Diego Catholic. Will they be able to keep them contained? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.