The Hays Indians will take on the Junction City Bluejays at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hays is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Dodge City on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Demons by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Demons are ranked third).
Hays' goal came courtesy of
Cooper Johnson, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Junction City, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Wichita HomeSchool with a sharp 9-1 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bluejays needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Hays has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Junction City, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Hays took their victory against Junction City when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hays since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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