Football Preview: Lawrence Lions vs. Junction City Bluejays
The Lawrence Lions will take on the Junction City Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lawrence is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over Shawnee Mission South. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lions had established a 30 point advantage.
Banks Bowen had an outrageously good game as he threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Lawrence also got help from Jaxon Becker, who showed off his sure hands for 95 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Lawrence's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Joshua Galbreath and Devin Foster who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Junction City had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past Haysville Campus, posting a 55-0 victory on the road. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Colts are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrence strolled past Junction City in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a score of 38-21. Does Lawrence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Junction City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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