Emery was the 3-2 winner over North Sanpete when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Emery Spartans fell just short of the North Sanpete Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Emery came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 21-25, 26-28, 29-27, 15-12.
Emery's loss came despite strong showings from Maleeya Mecham and KaBree Gordon. Mecham had 25 digs, while Gordon had 12 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Gordon a new career-high in aces.
Emery's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for North Sanpete, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Emery didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss vs. Canyon View on the 17th. North Sanpete has also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Juab on the 17th.
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