The Junction City Bluejays will be playing in front of their home fans against the Manhattan Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Junction City came up short against Northwest and fell 43-30. That's two games in a row now that the Bluejays have lost by exactly 13 points.
Meanwhile, Manhattan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 34-30 victory over Hays. Given Manhattan's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Hays is ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter Aslin went supernova for Manhattan, throwing for 321 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Jaydin Hudley was another key player, gaining 144 total yards and a touchdown.
Junction City now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Manhattan, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Junction City was dealt a bruising 38-7 defeat at the hands of Manhattan when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Junction City was down 23-0.
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