Even though Sunrise Christian Academy Silver scored an imposing 65 points on Saturday, the Great Bend Panthers still came out on top. Great Bend managed a 71-65 win over Sunrise Christian Academy Silver. Given Great Bend's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Sunrise Christian Academy Silver is ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Sunrise Christian Academy Silver lost, one person who can't be blamed is Marko Pavlovic. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. That's the first time this season that Pavlovic posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Cayden Lindsted, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
The victory (which was Great Bend's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Sunrise Christian Academy Silver, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Great Bend and Larned will face off at 7:30 p.m. on December 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sunrise Christian Academy Silver will be home for the holidays to greet Reno County HomeSchool at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
