Even though the Liberal Redskins scored an imposing 62 points on Friday, the Great Bend Panthers still came out on top. Great Bend walked away with a 70-62 win over Liberal. Given Great Bend's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Liberal is ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberal's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zayden Martinez, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, and James Fieser who scored 20 points along with two steals. Martinez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. J. Brooks Kappelmann was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Great Bend has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Liberal, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
Great Bend will take on Dodge City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Liberal, they will head out on the road to face off against Garden City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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