Junction City was the 58-28 winner over Marshfield when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Junction City Tigers took a 65-46 bruising from the Marshfield Pirates on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Pirates are ranked 25th).
This is the second loss in a row for Junction City and nudges their season record down to 4-7. As for Marshfield, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Junction City will host North Marion on Friday. North Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Junction City likes a good challenge. As for Marshfield, they will take on North Bend at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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