Junction City lost against South on Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Junction City Bluejays suffered a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of the South Cougars.
For South's part, Jace Humphrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Humphrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaden Budke was a standout: he scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ryan Brown, who scored four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Junction City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Junction City will square off against Nemaha Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for South, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Abilene at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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