The Emporia Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Junction City Bluejays at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Emporia has five straight wins, Junction City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Emporia proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 22) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Manhattan 37-35.
Meanwhile, Junction City came up short against Hayden on Friday and fell 64-55. While the Bluejays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 22-15 in the first quarter.
Emporia's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Junction City, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Emporia ended up a good deal behind Junction City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 56-41. Can Emporia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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