The West Chargers and the Emporia Spartans squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the West Chargers had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 65-35 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Emporia is ranked eighth).
Despite the loss, West saw an underclassman step up: Imani McGlory scored 16 points. Rebecca Bearman was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
West's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Emporia, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1-1.
West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Emporia, they will be playing at home against Great Bend on Saturday. Emporia is coming into the game with eight straight wins at home, so Great Bend will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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