Emporia fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Junction City on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Junction City Bluejays by a score of 69-66. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Bluejays recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Rylan Crowell
| 02/11/25 @ Junction City | 24 |
| 01/29/25 vs Hayden | 22 |
| 12/17/24 @ Great Bend | 17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Topeka | 16 |
| 01/23/25 vs Trinity Academy | 16 |
Emporia lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Rylan Crowell, who went 10-for-19 en route to 24 points. Those 24 points gave him a new career-high. Harrison Trelc was another key player, going 7-for-8 to rack up 18 points.
Emporia's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Junction City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 10-5.
Emporia has already played their next game, a 51-37 loss against Hayden on the 14th. As for Junction City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-58 defeat against Washburn Rural on the 14th.
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