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| 01/29/25 - Home | 61-56 W |
| 12/14/24 - Home | 60-44 W |
| 02/06/24 - Home | 50-24 W |
| 01/02/24 - Away | 58-42 W |
| 12/08/23 - Neutral | 50-44 W |
| + 5 more games |
Emporia has gone 9-1 against Hayden recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Emporia Spartans will square off against the Hayden Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Emporia fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Junction City on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bluejays by a score of 69-66. The Spartans have struggled against the Bluejays recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Hayden was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 65-60 to Topeka. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Trojans are ranked 235th).
Hayden's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Emporia, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Emporia didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hayden in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 61-56 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emporia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
