Basketball Recap: West Johansen Key Part of a Team Effort in Spartans Win

There's no place like home for Emery, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-38 win over the Carbon Dinos on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 62-43 back in January.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Emery to victory, but perhaps none more so than West Johansen, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 15 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Johansen a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Porter Hurdsman, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and four steals.

Johansen wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Emery was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carbon only posted ten assists.

Several Dinos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kyler Orth, who earned six points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Bennett, who scored 11 points along with seven boards and three steals.

Emery's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Carbon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.

Emery will challenge North Sanpete at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Emery is facing North Sanpete at the right time seeing as North Sanpete is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Carbon, they will take on Canyon View at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canyon View has five straight wins, Carbon has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.