The Emery Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Juab Wasps at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Emery will be strutting in after a win while Juab will be coming in after a loss.
Emery is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Sanpete 67-27 on Tuesday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Spartans had established a 28 point advantage.
| 02/04/25 vs North Sanpete | 26 |
| 12/17/24 @ Manti | 25 |
| 12/19/24 @ Canyon View | 22 |
| 01/23/25 vs Manti | 21 |
| 01/21/25 vs Richfield | 20 |
Katelyn Nielson was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 12 on her way to 26 points along with six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kabree Gordon, who posted nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Juab suffered their closest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Manti by a score of 44-41.
Emery pushed their record up to 12-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Juab, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Emery beat Juab 48-36 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emery since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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