Emery entered their contest against Panguitch on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Emery Spartans took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panguitch Bobcats. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bobcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Emery lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being West Johansen, who went 5 for 10 en route to 10 points plus eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Porter Hurdsman, who had six points.
Daxton Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Panguitch, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Remme Chappell was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Emery and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Panguitch, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Emery will square off against Union at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Panguitch, they will face off against Green River at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Panguitch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season.
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