Junction City hasn't had much luck against Emporia recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Junction City Bluejays will look to defend their home court against the Emporia Spartans at 9:00 a.m.
Last Tuesday, Junction City came up short against Hays and fell 2-0. The Bluejays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Junction City ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Emporia got the win against Ottawa on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The match marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Emporia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Molly Williams, who had 11 digs. Williams has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryane Howe, who had four digs and 16 assists.
Emporia kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Junction City's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Emporia, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Junction City came up short against Emporia when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Junction City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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