Emery has gone 5-0 against Grantsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Emery Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Grantsville Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Emery focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
Emery will head out to face Grantsville after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Emery took a 53-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaver. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emery might have lost, but man, Katelyn Nielson was a machine: she went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Megan Stilson, who scored ten points in addition to three steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Grantsville put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Layton Christian Academy 62-39.
Grantsville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Baylee Lowder led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten steals. Lowder has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 21 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Allred, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Grantsville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Layton Christian Academy only racked up eight.
Grantsville pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Emery, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Emery has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 20 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Grantsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.3. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Emery came out on top in a nail-biter against Grantsville in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 43-41. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lowder, who earned 15 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Emery still be able to contain Lowder? There's only one way to find out.
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