Softball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Great Bend

Panthers

Previous Games

05/20/26 vs West	11-1
05/08/26 vs McPherson	9-6
05/08/26 vs Junction City	11-5
04/30/26 vs Garden City	12-6
04/30/26 vs Garden City	13-3
+ 5 more games

Great Bend entered their tilt with West on Wednesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 11-1 win. 11 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Chayla Prendergast made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.

In other batting news, Kya Behr and Katherine Mazouch did most of the damage at the plate: Behr went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Mazouch went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Mazouch continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Baze Hogan, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Great Bend kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in ten consecutive matchups.

Great Bend's win bumped their record up to 24-1. As for West, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-18.

Great Bend didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 victory against Valley Center on the 20th. West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.