Basketball Game Preview: Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs vs. Layton Christian Academy Eagles

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	57-36 W
02/08/24 - Away	46-42 W
01/23/24 - Home	61-44 W
11/17/22 - Home	47-59 L
12/28/21 - Home	67-57 W
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Judge Memorial Catholic has gone 6-1 against Layton Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will challenge the Layton Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Layton Christian Academy will be up against a hot Judge Memorial Catholic team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Judge Memorial Catholic blew past Juan Diego Catholic 65-39 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 56-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Soaring Eagle cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Layton Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 67-31 win over Summit Academy. With the Eagles ahead 35-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Layton Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Judge Memorial Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Fabiana Lopez, who went 8 of 12 on her way to 19 points and four steals. That's the most points she has posted since back in December of 2024. Ava Smith was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Layton Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Everything went Judge Memorial Catholic's way against Layton Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Judge Memorial Catholic made off with a 57-36 win. In that contest, Judge Memorial Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 36-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.