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| 02/07/25 - Home | 78-41 W |
| 01/03/25 - Away | 89-42 W |
| 02/13/24 - Home | 70-51 W |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 70-62 W |
| 02/18/23 - Away | 74-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
Great Bend has gone 8-2 against Liberal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Redskins at 7:30 p.m. Great Bend has given up an average of 54.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Great Bend is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Manhattan on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Panthers were outmatched by the Indians and fell 78-48. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Liberal came up short against Hooker on Tuesday, falling 63-38. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 234th in Kansas, while the Bulldogs are ranked 71st in Oklahoma).
Great Bend will have to contain James Fieser as he made an impact in Liberal's last game. He posted 16 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Moreno-Gonzales, who scored eight points.
Great Bend's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything came up roses for Great Bend against Liberal when the teams last played back in February of 2025, as the squad secured a 78-41 win. In that matchup, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 46-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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