Two dominant guards in Junior County and JJ Apathjang are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wasatch Academy Tigers will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Judge Memorial Catholic Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Wasatch Academy sitting on six straight victories and Judge Memorial Catholic on three.
Last Saturday, Wasatch Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Sunrise Christian Academy Elite Basketball, taking the game 67-59.
Meanwhile, Judge Memorial Catholic humbled Summit Academy with an 88-38 victory. With the Bulldogs ahead 47-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Wasatch Academy better keep an eye on Apathjang. He was instrumental in Judge Memorial Catholic's win, putting up 39 points. Apathjang's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Majak Deng, who posted 14 points.
Judge Memorial Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.6 points per game. As for Wasatch Academy, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Wasatch Academy against Judge Memorial Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as the team secured a 115-58 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Judge Memorial Catholic's Makhiah Tarver, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Wasatch Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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