The Gurdon Devils will square off against the Junction City Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gurdon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 14 straight losses, while Junction City will come in with six straight victories.
Gurdon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 17-9 to Fordyce on Friday.
Meanwhile, Junction City hadn't done well against Parkers Chapel recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Dragons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Jaxon Temple, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Parkers Chapel off the board. Temple also tossed a walk, which is notable because Junction City is 7-0-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Graden Hanry, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Reid Cates was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Gurdon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Junction City, their win bumped their record up to 14-9-1.
Gurdon suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Junction City in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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