Garden City extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 6-16 in the process. They lost 17-4 to the Great Bend Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 15-4 loss on Friday.
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Jakobe Rathbun made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
As for Great Bend, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-6. Considering they have won 15 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On Great Bend's side, Daxton Minton made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Minton was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Koehn Ribordy was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Carson Umphres was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
As of now, neither Garden City nor Great Bend have any future games scheduled.
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