Emery has gone a perfect 3-0 against American Heritage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Emery Spartans will take on the American Heritage Patriots at 1:00 p.m. Emery has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Emery is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Juab on Friday. Emery took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Juab. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (57), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
West Johansen
| 02/07/25 vs Juab | 60% |
| 02/05/25 @ North Sanpete | 63% |
| 01/31/25 vs Carbon | 50% |
| 01/29/25 @ Canyon View | 50% |
| 01/24/25 @ Manti | 88% |
| + 3 more games |
Despite their defeat, Emery saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. West Johansen, who went 6 for 10 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Johansen is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last eight games he's played. Jace Frandsen was another key player, going 7 of 13 en route to 19 points.
Meanwhile, American Heritage entered their tilt with Judge Memorial Catholic on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 72-64.
American Heritage's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 91.8 points over those games. As for Emery, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Emery strolled past American Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2020 by a score of 68-54. Will Emery repeat their success, or does American Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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