North Sanpete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 67-27 loss at the hands of the Emery Spartans. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-45 back in January.
Malia Schlappi was North Sanpete's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Lucy Hiatt held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Katelyn Nielson was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 12 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and four steals for Emery. Those 26 points gave Nielson a new career-high. Kabree Gordon was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
North Sanpete's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Emery, they pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
North Sanpete will host Carbon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Emery has already played their next matchup (against Juab), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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