The Emporia Spartans were the 55-47 winner over the Manhattan Indians when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Emporia fell 47-36 to Manhattan on Tuesday.
Emporia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cooper Rech, who scored 11 points. Harrison Trelc was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.
Sheldon Stewart, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Spartans squad sat out for Tuesday's contest. With Stewart sitting this one out, Trelc got some extra time on the court (30 vs. his season average of 13.19). Trelc made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points along with five rebounds. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Emporia struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Emporia's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Manhattan, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Emporia will be playing at home against Junction City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Junction City will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Emporia surely won't give up without a fight. As for Manhattan, they will head out on the road to challenge Washburn Rural at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Manhattan is ranked 63rd, while Washburn Rural is ranked 81st).
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