Junction City has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Cross County Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Junction City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 59-30 victory over Spring Hill.
Junction City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brady Penister out in front who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Penister has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominique Grimes, who gained 75 total yards and a touchdown.
Junction City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Junction City's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Dalton Baker was especially locked on to Spring Hill's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Cross County got themselves on the board against Earle on Thursday, but Earle never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 30-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Cross County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.7 points per game. As for Junction City, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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