Football Recap: Junction City Bluejays vs. Northwest Grizzlies
Junction City lost against Northwest back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Junction City Bluejays fell 43-30 to the Northwest Grizzlies. That's two games in a row now that the Bluejays have lost by exactly 13 points.
Jaylen Mason was nothing short of spectacular for Northwest: he rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Mason a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Augie Fast, who rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Junction City and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Northwest, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Junction City will challenge Manhattan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manhattan knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Junction City likes a good challenge. As for Northwest, they will face off against Kapaun Mt. Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kapaun Mt. Carmel will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Northwest surely won't give up without a fight.
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