Basketball Game Preview: Junction City Bluejays vs. Hayden Wildcats

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	73-58 W
01/24/24 - Away	70-45 W
02/14/23 - Away	45-56 L
01/10/23 - Neutral	44-42 W
02/08/22 - Neutral	49-43 W
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Junction City has gone 8-2 against Hayden recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Junction City Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hayden Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Junction City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Derby, who was ranked third at the time (Junction City was ranked 25th). Junction City fell to Derby 55-51. The Bluejays have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Meanwhile, Hayden was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 59-54 to Shawnee Heights. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost four in a row.

Junction City's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Hayden, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Junction City strolled past Hayden when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 73-58. Will Junction City repeat their success, or does Hayden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.