Baseball Recap: Hays Wins High-Profile Match Against Great Bend

Hays faced Great Bend in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Indians narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Panthers 4-2. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 16, 2023, but that streak is no more.

Indians

Previous 5 Games (Away)

04/15/25 @ Great Bend	4-2
04/11/25 @ Garden City	9-5
04/11/25 @ Garden City	9-3
04/04/25 @ Dodge City	8-0
03/25/25 @ Rock Creek	8-1

Hays' victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Great Bend, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Panthers beat Hays by a score of 10-3 later that day.