Junction City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 80-26 loss at the hands of the Derby Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Panthers are ranked 14th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Derby to victory, but perhaps none more so than Macayla Askew, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Aysia Fox was another key player, going 7 of 8 en route to 15 points.
Junction City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Derby, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Junction City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Derby, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-27 victory against Valley Center on the 4th.
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