Emporia unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 24-14 to the Pittsburg Dragons on Friday. The Spartans lost against the Dragons in their previous head to head back in September of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 56-13 score last time.
Pittsburg can attribute much of their success to Malcolm Riley, who rushed for 85 yards and one score. Those 85 rushing yards gave Riley a new career-high.
Emporia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 52-6 win against West on the 12th. As for Pittsburg, they have also already played their next game, a 35-6 loss against Shawnee Mission South on the 12th.
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