It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Emery can now relate to. They lost 64-39 to the Morgan Trojans on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Trojans are ranked 19th).
West Johansen
| 02/24/25 @ Morgan | 60% |
| 02/15/25 @ American Heritage | 69% |
| 02/07/25 vs Juab | 60% |
| 02/05/25 @ North Sanpete | 63% |
| 01/31/25 vs Carbon | 50% |
| + 5 more games |
Despite the loss, Emery still got an impressive performance from West Johansen, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. Johansen is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last ten games he's played. Ajay Thomas also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Even though they lost, Emery smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Emery now has a losing record of 12-13. As for Morgan, the win was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-1.
Emery has already played their next contest, a 50-37 loss against South Summit on the 25th. As for Morgan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-59 victory against Juab on the 25th.
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