Basketball Game Preview: Layton Christian Academy Eagles vs. Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle

The Layton Christian Academy Eagles will challenge the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Layton Christian Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Layton Christian Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Providence Hall: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Layton Christian Academy blew Providence Hall out of the water with a 69-11 final score. That 58 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.

Sarah Ledio

Points (Career)

01/09/25 vs Providence Hall	22
12/06/24 vs West Field	15
01/03/25 vs Taylorsville	14
12/03/24 vs Weber	11
12/16/24 @ Brighton	9

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Layton Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Ledio, who made all 9 shots she took to post 22 points. The dominant performance gave Ledio a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Smith, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.

Layton Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Juan Diego Catholic came up short against Summit Academy on Tuesday and fell 47-36. The Soaring Eagle have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Layton Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Juan Diego Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Everything went Layton Christian Academy's way against Juan Diego Catholic in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Layton Christian Academy made off with a 43-21 victory. Will Layton Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Juan Diego Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.