It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Emery can now relate to. They took a 79-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grantsville Cowboys on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Emery saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Griffin Brek shot 43% from the field to rack up 30 points and eight boards. That was a full 40% of the Spartans' points, marking the third time in a row Brek has posted more than a third of the team's points. Sitterud Porter was another key player, going 7-for-17 on his way to 20 points.
Grantsville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dresden Jensen, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten rebounds. Jensen is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxxon Jensen, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards.
Emery's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Grantsville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-12.
Emery has already played their next contest, a 67-51 defeat against Canyon View on the 20th. As for Grantsville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-41 loss against Morgan on the 20th.
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