Empire gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Wednesday. They blew past the San Miguel Vipers 72-14. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-7.
Empire's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Addyson Keeling led the charge by almost dropping a triple-double on 22 points, nine assists, and nine steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Dorris, who went 11 for 17 en route to 22 points plus five steals.
Empire will square off against Baboquivari at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for San Miguel, they and The Gregory School will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. San Miguel will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
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