The Great Bend Panthers will head out to challenge the Dodge City Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Great Bend and 12 for Dodge City.
Great Bend is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Liberal on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Great Bend was outmatched by Liberal and fell 67-40. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-23.
Meanwhile, Dodge City was beaten by Hays 63-19 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Indians are ranked sixth).
Dodge City's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Great Bend, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Great Bend strolled past Dodge City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-32. Will Great Bend repeat their success, or does Dodge City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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