Judge Memorial Catholic is 7-2 against the Soaring Eagle since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Judge Memorial Catholic has six straight wins, the Soaring Eagle have 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Judge Memorial Catholic put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 67-35 win over Providence Hall at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Judge Memorial Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Makena Gardner, who scored 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.
Meanwhile, 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. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Juan Diego Catholic in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Judge Memorial Catholic's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Juan Diego Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Everything came up roses for Judge Memorial Catholic against the Soaring Eagle when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 72-20 win. With Judge Memorial Catholic ahead 42-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
