Baseball Recap: Junction City Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

04/14/26 @ Hampton	17
03/24/26 vs Claiborne Academy	13
03/17/26 @ Ouachita	11
04/16/26 vs Bradley	10
04/10/26 vs Fordyce	10

Junction City waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Bradley Bears as they made off with a 12-2 victory. Considering the Dragons have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Caden Sims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Junction City let Jaxon Temple and Graham Hanry run wild. Temple went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Hanry went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits Hanry has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Nemo Caldwell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Junction City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Junction City's win bumped their record up to 13-9-1. As for Bradley, they moved to 11-5 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Junction City will head out to challenge Parkers Chapel at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bradley, they will venture away from home to square off against Taylor at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.