Junction City was the 57-39 winner over Marist when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Junction City Tigers fell 56-46 to the Marist Spartans on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Spartans are ranked 34th).
This is the second loss in a row for Junction City and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Marist, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Junction City will host Marshfield at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Marshfield will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Junction City surely won't give up without a fight. As for Marist, they will be playing at home against North Bend at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Marist is facing North Bend at the right time seeing as North Bend is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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