Judge Memorial Catholic hasn't had much luck against Brighton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Bengals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Judge Memorial Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 66-61 to Cedar Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Judge Memorial Catholic might have lost, but man, Kalou Ruot was a machine: he dropped a double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Another player making a difference was AJ Peek, who went 5-for-11 en route to 15 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Brighton was able to grind out a solid victory over Kearns on Tuesday, taking the game 52-40. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Judge Memorial Catholic better focus on containing Bo Donelson and Slade Cowan as the pair were huge in Brighton's win. Donelson posted 21 points and six boards, while Cowan almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Cowan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Matheson, who had two points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Brighton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Judge Memorial Catholic might still be hurting after the 61-38 loss they got from Brighton when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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