Two dominant guards in Luke Rice and JJ Apathjang are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Park City Miners and the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 1:45 p.m. on Monday. Park City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Park City might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Hillcrest an easy 73-53 victory. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Huskies are ranked 25th).
Despite their defeat, Park City saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Wes Dewitt, who posted ten points, was perhaps the best of all. Rice was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Judge Memorial Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 76-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of West.
Park City will have to contain Apathjang as he made an impact in Judge Memorial Catholic's last game. He had 30 points. Apathjang's morning made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deng Deng, who put up 16 points.
Judge Memorial Catholic now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Park City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Park City came up short against Judge Memorial Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 66-55. Can Park City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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