The Junction City Bluejays put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against West by a score of 64-56. Given Junction City's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while West is ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malakyah Duncan, who scored 16 points. Duncan set a new season high mark in steals with two. Another player making a difference was Ja'vian Chambers, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, West were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Junction City pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Junction City will be home for the holidays to greet Bishop Carroll at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. West won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Turner at 7:15 p.m. on December 15th.
