The Emporia Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Andover Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Emporia has not done well against Washburn Rural recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Emporia snuck past Washburn Rural with a 75-69 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Emporia.
Sheldon Stewart and River Peters were among the main playmakers for Emporia as the former scored 28 points along with seven assists and five rebounds and the latter scored 34 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Peters has scored all season. Nolan Jacob was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Andover Central came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Eisenhower with points to spare, taking the game 63-44. Given Andover Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Eisenhower is ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andover Central relied on the efforts of Jayden Brown, who scored 17 points along with three steals, and Cole Newfarmer, who scored nine points along with eight assists and two steals. It was the first time this season that Newfarmer posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody DeGarmo, who scored 11 points.
Emporia's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Andover Central, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Emporia came up short against Andover Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 41-35. Thankfully for Emporia, Kobe Smith (who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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