Liberal is 2-8 against Great Bend since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberal Redskins will challenge the Great Bend Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Liberal is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 65-32 loss at the hands of Hooker. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 244th in Kansas, while the Bulldogs are ranked 32nd in Oklahoma).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from James Fieser, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Jakyree Washington, who earned eight points.
Meanwhile, Great Bend entered their tilt with Hays on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 64-52.
Great Bend's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories 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.
Liberal was taken down by Great Bend 89-42 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberal was down 45-23.
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