Salina Central lost against Great Bend back in December of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salina Central Mustangs fell to the Great Bend Panthers 54-49. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Panthers are ranked 27th).
Despite the defeat, Salina Central had strong showings from Kamryn Jones, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 20 points, and Kaden Snyder, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. That was a full 40.8% of Salina Central's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gannon Cole, who earned six points.
Salina Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Great Bend, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Salina Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-54 victory against South on the 25th. Great Bend has also already played their next matchup, a 61-45 win against Andover on the 25th.
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