Great Bend was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 67-40 defeat at the hands of the Liberal Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Redskins are ranked 67th).
Liberal's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kylie Rhine, who went 5 for 12 to rack up 14 points and six steals. With that strong performance, Rhine is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Shamari Lewis was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 17 points and seven boards.
Great Bend's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Liberal, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coming up, Great Bend will face off against Dodge City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Bend is facing Dodge City at the right time seeing as Dodge City is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Liberal, they will square off against Lakin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.
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