Basketball Game Preview: Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle vs. Taylorsville Warriors

Juan Diego Catholic has gone 3-0 against Taylorsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will be playing at home against the Taylorsville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Taylorsville will be up against a hot Juan Diego Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Juan Diego Catholic snuck past Kearns with a 57-53 victory on Tuesday.

Luke Meyer was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Jake Wyatt, who went 7 for 9 en route to 15 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taylorsville). They came out on top against West Jordan by a score of 73-60 on Tuesday. The Warriors pushed the score to 58-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.

Juan Diego Catholic better keep an eye on Kobe Allen. He was instrumental in Taylorsville's win, putting up 38 points and six assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Taylorsville's points. Tyler Johnson was another key player, posting 16 points and three steals.

Taylorsville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Juan Diego Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.

Everything went Juan Diego Catholic's way against Taylorsville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Juan Diego Catholic made off with a 75-50 win. Does Juan Diego Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taylorsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.