A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Junction City Tigers take on the Cottage Grove Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday... Junction City will be strutting in after a victory while Cottage Grove will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Junction City made easy work of North Bend and carried off a 50-30 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Cottage Grove lost 57-35 to Marshfield on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Lions have suffered against the Pirates since January 14, 2022.
Junction City pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cottage Grove, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.
Junction City and Cottage Grove were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but Junction City came up empty-handed after a 42-41 defeat. Can Junction City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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