Emery had lost three straight headed into Thursday's game, but Katelyn Nielson didn't let it get to three. The Emery Spartans blew past the San Juan Broncos 63-9 on Thursday thanks in part to Nielson, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game.
Saige Curtis was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in threes (four).
Emery was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Emery's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for San Juan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Emery and Draper APA will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. San Juan has already played their next match (against Emery), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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