The Junction City Bluejays had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.9 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 56-41 win over Emporia. Given Junction City's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Emporia is ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Emporia lost, one person who can't be blamed is River Peters. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Nolan Jacob, who scored six points.
Junction City is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Emporia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
Junction City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Emporia, they will head out on the road to square off against Paola at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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