Baseball Preview: Great Bend Panthers vs. Hays Indians
Great Bend has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Hays Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Great Bend: 2.8, Hays: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Great Bend stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Liberal onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Ian Premer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Koehn Ribordy, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hays put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Garden City with a sharp 12-2 win. That looming 12-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Hays yet this season.
Great Bend's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Hays, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Great Bend came out on top in a nail-biter against Hays in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Bend since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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