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| 02/13/24 - Home | 70-51 W |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 70-62 W |
| 02/18/23 - Away | 74-56 W |
| 02/03/23 - Home | 72-42 W |
| 02/19/22 - Home | 68-42 W |
| + 5 more games |
Great Bend has gone 8-2 against Liberal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Great Bend will be strutting in after a victory while Liberal will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Great Bend beat Pratt 59-46. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Greenbacks are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Liberal played a tough match two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Hugoton and fell 63-32. The loss continues a trend for the Redskins in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Great Bend will need focus on slowing down Alan Olvera, one of several Liberal players who made an impact when they last played. He posted five points. Another player making a difference was Landon Martinez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Great Bend and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Great Bend strolled past Liberal in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 70-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Bend since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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