It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Emporia Spartans can now relate to. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 48-45. Emporia has struggled against Andover Central recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Emporia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sheldon Stewart, who scored 17 points along with six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of River Peters, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Andover Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jace Adler out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Jace Jefferson was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Emporia's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Andover Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Emporia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Andover Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Maize South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Andover Central sitting on five straight victories and Maize South on 21.
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