American Heritage hasn't had much luck against Emery recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The American Heritage Patriots will face off against the Emery Spartans at 1:00 p.m. American Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Emery likes a good challenge.
On Friday, American Heritage needed a bit of extra time to put away Judge Memorial Catholic. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 72-64. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Emery was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 64-58 to Juab. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (57), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
American Heritage will need to focus on slowing down West Johansen, one of several Emery players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points and six boards. Johansen is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jace Frandsen, who went 7 of 13 to rack up 19 points.
American Heritage pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 91.8 points over those games. As for Emery, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12.
American Heritage ended up a good deal behind Emery in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, losing 68-54. Can American Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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