Junction City coach Jeff Childs couldn’t remember the last time Junction City defeated Washburn Rural in softball. But it happened in game two of a doubleheader at Cleary Park when the Lady Jays rallied from a 5-0 first inning deficit to defeat the Junior Blues 12-9 at Cleary Field.

Childs noted his players never quit. “They hit the ball, and we just did not make the mistakes the second game we made the first game.”

In game one errors on defense were a problem for  Junction City ( 4-6 )  in a 10-5 loss to Washburn Rural ( 5-3 ).

The first and fifth innings were the problem innings for the Lady Jay defense. In the sixth, Washburn Rural put six runs on the scoreboard and then held off a Lady Jay rally.

Junction City scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth, before the Junior Blues added two more of their own in the top of the seventh.