Emery is 2-8 against Carbon since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Emery Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Carbon Dinos at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Emery is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Richfield, falling 7-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Spartans were already down 5-1.
Meanwhile, Carbon fought the good fight in their overtime match against Manti on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Templars by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Dinos have lost by just one goal.
Their goal came courtesy of
Malia Smith, who's now up to 29 this season.
Emery's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Carbon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Emery suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Carbon in their previous meeting back in September. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Emery was down 3-0.
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