Garden City is 1-9 against Dodge City since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Demons at 6:30 p.m. Garden City will be strutting in after a victory while Dodge City will be coming in after a defeat.
Garden City got their first taste of in-conference action on Tuesday and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Liberal.
Drew Strecker and Jakobe Rathbun were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Strecker tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rathbun pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Strecker scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Rathbun scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Strecker a new career-high.
In other batting news, Culden Plankenhorn was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevin Tabor, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Dodge City and Great Bend meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Demons came up short against the Panthers, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for the Demons in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Dodge City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Garden City, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
Garden City suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Dodge City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Buffaloes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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