Emery is 2-8 against Richfield since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Emery Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Richfield Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Emery comes in on five and Richfield on eight.
Last Friday, Emery strolled past Delta with points to spare, taking the game 68-53.
| 01/17/25 vs Delta | 19 |
| 01/08/25 @ Carbon | 17 |
| 11/27/24 vs Providence Hall | 14 |
| 12/20/24 vs Manti | 13 |
| 01/10/25 vs North Sanpete | 13 |
West Johansen went supernova for Emery, almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Johansen a new career-high in points. Scott Johansen was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Richfield earned a 50-41 victory over Manti on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Templars are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emery is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Richfield, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Emery lost to Richfield on the road by a decisive 61-43 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Emery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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