Juan Diego Catholic is 2-7 against the Bulldogs since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will be playing in front of their home fans against the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Juan Diego Catholic has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while the Bulldogs will arrive with six straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-28, which was the final score in Juan Diego Catholic's tilt against the Bears on Thursday. Juan Diego Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-12.
Meanwhile, Judge Memorial Catholic put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They really took it to Providence Hall for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-35 win at home. 67 seems to be a good number for Judge Memorial Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Judge Memorial Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makena Gardner led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six assists and four steals. Gardner has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Esther Analjok was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Juan Diego Catholic's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-19. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.0 points per game. As for Judge Memorial Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Juan Diego Catholic was taken down by the Bulldogs 72-20 in their previous meeting back in January. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Juan Diego Catholic was down 42-13.
