The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will face off against the Hunter Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Juan Diego Catholic will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Juan Diego Catholic is returning to their home court after beating Cyprus on theirs, despite the fact Cyprus has dominated at home this season. Juan Diego Catholic took down Cyprus 65-50 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Hunter didn't have quite enough to beat Taylorsville on Wednesday and fell 74-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (66), the Wolverines still had to take the loss.
Juan Diego Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Hunter, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Juan Diego Catholic beat Hunter 73-63 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hunter's Dominick Phanolath, who went 8 of 14 en route to 25 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Juan Diego Catholic still be able to contain Phanolath? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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