With a playoff game on the line, the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 70-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Judge Memorial Catholic was led to victory by Deng Deng and JJ Apathjang. Deng scored 20 points along with six rebounds, while Apathjang almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Deng scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Aaydan Saucedo, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bingham Call, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stockton Marriott, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Judge Memorial Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Ogden, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6.
Judge Memorial Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against South Summit at 7:00 p.m. on February 24th. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with South Summit sitting on five straight wins and Judge Memorial Catholic on three. As for Ogden, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Richfield at 3:00 p.m. on February 24th. One thing working in Ogden's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matches.
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