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| 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 |
| 02/03/23 - Home | 72-42 W |
| + 5 more games |
Great Bend is 8-2 against Liberal since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Great Bend Panthers will host the Liberal Redskins at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Great Bend has ten straight wins, Liberal has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Great Bend will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hays, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Great Bend came out on top against Hays by a score of 64-52 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Indians are ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Liberal played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Hooker, falling 65-32. The Redskins were down 50-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Great Bend will need focus on slowing down James Fieser, one of several Liberal players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Jakyree Washington, who put up eight points.
Great Bend pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for Liberal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything came up roses for Great Bend against Liberal when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured an 89-42 win. In that game, Great Bend amassed a halftime lead of 45-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
