Emery is 0-4 against San Juan since October of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Emery Spartans will welcome the San Juan Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Emery is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Carbon 49-17 at home on Friday. With the Spartans ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jaxon Johnson was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for a yards and a touchdown on his only pass of the game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Porter Hurdsman was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Emery's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Josh Howard was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, San Juan waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 53-7 at home. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Broncos this season.
Jagger Nieves continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 68 yards on only five carries. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 63 yards.
Emery's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for San Juan, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Emery was taken down by San Juan 53-13 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Emery, Parker Snyder (who threw for 362 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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