The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will challenge the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Juan Diego Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Summit Academy to the tune of 85-36 on Tuesday. With the Soaring Eagle ahead 55-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Juan Diego Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hunter Chamberlain, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists. Chamberlain is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Meyer, who went 9 of 11 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Judge Memorial Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 66-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Springville.
Juan Diego Catholic will have to contain Deng Deng as he made an impact in Judge Memorial Catholic's last game. He went 9 of 18 on his way to 24 points. With that strong performance, Deng is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Aymen Ismail, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 10 points along with six boards and three steals.
Juan Diego Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Juan Diego Catholic has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Judge Memorial Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Juan Diego Catholic strolled past Judge Memorial Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 61-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juan Diego Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
