The Emery Spartans and the Richfield Wildcats will face off at 5:00 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Emery sitting on seven straight wins and Richfield on 13.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Emery had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Cowboys out 43-41. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Emery has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Richfield faced Carbon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Richfield managed a 53-49 win over Carbon on Friday.
Emery is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Richfield, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
Emery came up short against Richfield in their previous matchup back in January, falling 57-46. Can Emery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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