Garden City is 8-2 against Liberal since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Garden City Buffaloes will head out on the road to challenge the Liberal Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Garden City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
On Friday, Garden City ended up a good deal behind Hays and lost 63-44. While losing is never fun, Garden City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Hays is ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Liberal's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They lost to Great Bend on the road by a decisive 70-51 margin. Liberal has struggled against Great Bend recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Liberal got a solid performance out of Zayden Martinez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. J. Brooks Kappelmann was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight rebounds.
Garden City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Garden City beat Liberal 60-47 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Martinez, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Garden City still be able to contain Martinez? There's only one way to find out.
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