The Exira-EHK girls basketball team locked up the Rolling Valley Conference basketball title with 74-53 win over the CAM Cougars on Friday night. The Spartans jumped out in front early and took advantage of a mistake prone first half for CAM. The Cougars turned the ball over 15 times in the first half and the Spartans pulled out to a 21 point lead by the break. CAM clawed back within 12 a couple of times in the second half but the Spartans held them off with some good outside shooting.

Macy Emgarten led the Spartans with 24 points. Quinn Grubbs and Mollie Rasmussen each added 17. Rasmussen buried 5 threes on the night. The Spartans improved to 19-0 on the season and have one more regular season game on Monday at Boyer Valley.

CAM was led by 12 points from Zoey Baylor and 10 from Molly Venteicher. The Cougars fell to 14-5 on the year and have a make up game at Audubon on Saturday before finishing the regular season against Paton-Churdan.

The Spartans had a tough moment late in the game when senior Tatum Grubbs went down, aggravating a knee injury she has been trying to recover from. Grubbs was hurt in practice right before they played the Cougars the first time and was trying to get back into the rotation.

Listen to Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen’s postgame interview below.

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