Kearns fought the good fight in their overtime game against Juan Diego Catholic on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 57-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Soaring Eagle: they've now lost four in a row.
Kearns lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kayden Stark, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Thon Mapuor, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points.
Luke Meyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Juan Diego Catholic, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Meyer a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Jake Wyatt, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points.
Kearns' loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Juan Diego Catholic, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Kearns didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-47 victory against Cyprus on the 24th. Juan Diego Catholic has also already played their next contest, an 87-56 win against Taylorsville on the 24th.
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