Basketball Recap: Emery Spartans vs. Providence Hall Patriots
Emery's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 78-32 win over the Providence Hall Patriots. With the Spartans ahead 42-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Jace Frandsen went supernova for Emery, shooting 7-for-13 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Frandsen a new career-high in threes (seven). Scott Johansen was another key player, going 7 for 13 en route to 16 points plus three steals.
Emery was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence Hall only racked up five.
Despite the loss, Providence Hall still got an impressive performance from Austin Garrett, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Emery's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Providence Hall, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Emery will head out to face off against American Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. American Leadership Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Emery likes a good challenge. As for Providence Hall, they will host Juab at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Juab is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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