The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will head out on the road to square off against the Kearns Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Juan Diego Catholic comes in on ten and Kearns on three.
Last Friday, Juan Diego Catholic made easy work of Hunter and carried off a 67-46 win. Given the Soaring Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kearns duked it out with West Jordan on Friday. Kearns came out on top against West Jordan by a score of 72-63.
Juan Diego Catholic's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Kearns, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Juan Diego Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Kearns in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juan Diego Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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