The Carbon Dinos will take on the Emery Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Carbon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Manti on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carbon came up short against Manti, falling 56-32. The Dinos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Emery didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Canyon View on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 59-53 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Carbon better keep an eye on Katelyn Nielson. She was instrumental in Emery's win, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Nielson's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Skylee Guymon, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Emery smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Emery has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Carbon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Carbon might still be hurting after the 58-38 loss they got from Emery in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nielson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Carbon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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