Basketball Game Preview: Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs vs. Providence Hall Patriots

Judge Memorial Catholic is 10-0 against Providence Hall since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Providence Hall Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Judge Memorial Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wasatch Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 75-51. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Tigers are ranked third).

Despite the loss, Judge Memorial Catholic got top-tier performance from JJ Apathjang, who posted 27 points. The contest was Apathjang's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Peek, who earned 12 points.

Meanwhile, Providence Hall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 86-60 to American Heritage.

Judge Memorial Catholic will need focus on slowing down Mckai Turner, one of several Providence Hall players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Dallas Loutensock, who put up 14 points.

Judge Memorial Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Providence Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.

Everything came up roses for Judge Memorial Catholic against Providence Hall in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 100-21 victory. In that game, Judge Memorial Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 49-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.