Two dominant guards in JJ Apathjang and Wade Stilson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Emery Spartans at 12:50 p.m. on February 22nd. Judge Memorial Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Emery likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Judge Memorial Catholic walked away with it. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 59-49 on Saturday.
It was another big night for Apathjang, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Judge Memorial Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaydan Saucedo, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Emery can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Summit Academy 61-35. The win was familiar territory for Emery who now have six in a row.
Emery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Stilson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine rebounds and nine assists. Stilson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Creek Sharp was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Judge Memorial Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Emery, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Judge Memorial Catholic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63.3 points per game. However, it's not like Emery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 62.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Judge Memorial Catholic lost to Emery on the road by a decisive 81-66 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Can Judge Memorial Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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