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After beating American Leadership Academy at home, the Spartans took on Union under the lights, hoping to continue their momentum. The Cougars broke the scoreless tie with a 55-yard run to go up 7-0. Emery answered back a few minutes later when Jace Mangum found the end zone to tie the game.
Emery dominated the second quarter with 27-unanswered points. Jace Curtis scored two of his three touchdowns in the contest while Mangum added another score. The Spartans went up 34-7 at halftime. They continued to control the game in the third with two more scores to lead 47-13 after three quarter of play. The Cougars attempted to make a comeback, but Emery held on to win 54-35.
The Spartans (2-2) will go back on the road this Friday to play Juab (3-1). The game will be streamed live on ETV Channel 10 and online at etvnews.com/livesports.