The Junction City Blue Jays have advanced to the championship game of the Class 6A Regional tournament in Dodge City.

The Blue Jays got a complete game pitching performance from Will Ervin enroute to a 7-3 tournament win over Wichita East. Junction City will play the winner of the Dodge City – Wichita Southeast game for the tournament championship at 7 o’clock this evening.

The game between Junction City and Wichita East was tied 1-1 after five innings, but the Blue Jays scored once in the top of the sixth, and then added five more runs in the top of the seventh inning to surge ahead. The Blue Aces scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Junction City is now 8-13 on the season, while Wichita East finished the season 11-10.

If the Blue Jays win the championship game they would advance to the Class 6A State Tournament, which is in Lawrence May 29th and 30th.