The Kearns Cougars lost against the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The matchup between Kearns and Juan Diego Catholic wasn't particularly close, with Kearns falling 62-47. Kearns has struggled against Juan Diego Catholic recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Kearns got some senior leadership from Anywan Kuang and Mauricio Lemus. Kuang scored 15 points along with six rebounds, while Lemus. scored nine points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Kayden Stark, who scored six points.
Luke Meyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Juan Diego Catholic, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Meyer has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stockton Young, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Kearns' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Kearns will head out on the road to take on Cyprus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cyprus will be up against Kearns' rather soft defense (which has allowed 60.89 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Juan Diego Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Juan Diego Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
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