The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs extended their postseason success on Thursday against the Emery Spartans. They snuck past the Spartans with a 69-63 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Judge Memorial Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaydan Saucedo led the charge by scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Apathjang, who scored 19 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Emery's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wade Stilson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stilson has scored all season. Luke Justice was another key contributor, scoring 22 points.
Judge Memorial Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Emery, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Judge Memorial Catholic and Ogden will face off at 9:10 p.m. on February 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Ogden has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 741 points over their last 11 games. As for Emery, they and Union will face off at 2:30 p.m. on February 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Emery has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 378 points over their last six games.
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