Garden City and Great Bend are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Garden City Buffaloes will welcome the Great Bend Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Garden City is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Dodge City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Garden City came up short against Dodge City, falling 40-14.
Meanwhile, Great Bend put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Hays onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Great Bend's victory came down to the chemistry between Daxton Minton and his top target Ian Premer. Minton rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while Premer rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Minton has posted since back in November of 2023.
Garden City has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Great Bend, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Garden City lost to Great Bend at home by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Garden City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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