The Emery Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Manti Templars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Emery had taken Manti down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Spartans fell 9-6 to the Templars.
For Manti's part, Koy Johnson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Johnson a new career-high.
Manti is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Emery, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
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