Juan Diego Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Juan Diego Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
Juan Diego Catholic fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Hunter on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 78-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), Juan Diego Catholic still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tevarii Pecqueux, who scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Luke Meyer was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kearns was the victim of a rough 63-41 loss at the hands of West Jordan on Friday. Kearns has struggled against West Jordan recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Juan Diego Catholic's record is now 12-9. Kearns' record is now 8-13.
Everything went Juan Diego Catholic's way against Kearns when the teams last played back in January as Juan Diego Catholic made off with a 66-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kearns' Mauricio Lemus, who scored 17 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Juan Diego Catholic still be able to contain Lemus? There's only one way to find out.
