The Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs will take on the St. Monica Mariners in a holiday battle at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at. One thing working in Judge Memorial Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Judge Memorial Catholic pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a serious blow against Springville, falling 91-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (57), Judge Memorial Catholic still had to take the loss.
The losing side was boosted by Jj Apathjang, who scored 22 points along with eight assists and six rebounds. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Longar Alor, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, St. Monica waltzed into their match Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 74-65 victory over Beverly Hills. Given St. Monica's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Beverly Hills is ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Judge Memorial Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for St. Monica, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
