It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Junction City Bluejays challenge the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Junction City is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, everything went Junction City's way against Topeka as Junction City made off with a 69-46 victory. The Bluejays have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Carroll fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Southeast on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Buffalo by a score of 70-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.
Junction City's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Bishop Carroll, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Junction City didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bishop Carroll in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Junction City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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