Basketball Recap: Topeka Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2025, 8:46pm

Basketball Recap: Topeka Trojans vs. Junction City Bluejays

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Topeka lost against Junction City back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The matchup between the Topeka Trojans and the Junction City Bluejays didn't end well, with the Topeka Trojans falling 81-65. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 41st).

This is the second loss in a row for Topeka and nudges their season record down to 1-16-1. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Junction City, their record now sits at 11-6.

Looking ahead, Topeka is taking a road trip to challenge Emporia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Topeka is facing Emporia at the right time seeing as Emporia is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Junction City has already played their next game (against Manhattan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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