Great Bend was the 8-4 winner over Pratt when they last played one another on Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Panthers fell just short of the Fighting Frogs by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly two runs.
Koehn Ribordy and Carter Dreiling stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ribordy went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Dreiling went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those RBI were Dreiling's first of the season. Trenton Kern was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Great Bend now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Pratt, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Great Bend beat the Fighting Frogs by a score of 8-4 later that day.
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