The Emery Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Uintah Utes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Emery will be strutting in after a victory while Uintah will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Emery narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Manti 3-2.
Emery had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Uintah lost 3-0 to Mountain View on Thursday. The Utes have struggled against the Bruins recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Uintah was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mountain View's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-22.
Emery's victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Uintah, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Emery beat Uintah 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emery since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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