Johnson City was the 46-39 winner over Junction when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Johnson City Eagles came up short against the Junction Eagles on Tuesday, falling 70-44. Johnson City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jadyn Jenkins, who posted 15 points along with eight boards and five assists. That was a full 34.1% of Johnson City's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Corpus, who had 11 points and five assists.
Johnson City's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Junction, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Johnson City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-39 defeat against Harper on the 3rd. As for Junction, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-12 win against Center Point on the 3rd.
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