The Junction City Lady Jays jumped out to a 10-2 lead over Washburn Rural, but it didn’t last Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

Junction City led 10-4 after the first quarter, but Washburn Rural eventually battled back to lead 22-15 at halftime and moved on to a 55-37 win over the Lady Jays.

Courtney Winkley led all scorers with 19 points for Washburn Rural while Kealee Rains had 15 and A’Kia Fain 12 points for Junction City ( 3-12 ).

Junction City plays at Manhattan Tuesday.