The Great Bend Panthers swept the Liberal softball team 17-6 and 10-6 Thursday afternoon at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
In game one, the Panthers scored two in the first and five in the third to lead 7-0. LHS plated two in the fourth to make it 7-2. GBHS put up a six spot in the fourth to lead 13-2. Both teams scored four in the fifth as the game ended in a run rule after five. Great Bend out-hit Liberal 13-11. Great Bend had the game’s only error. Lexi Miller, Allie Champion, Miley Janko, and Taylor Harding had two hits a piece. Miley Janko and Zoey Torres hit home runs. Allie Champion had two doubles.
In game two, the Lady Red started fast with a two run first. Great Bend countered with five in the bottom of the second. GBHS scored again in the third to lead 6-2. LHS and Great Bend both scored in the fourth to make it 7-3. LHS scored three in the fifth to make it 7-6. But the Panthers had yet another answer with three in the sixth. Great Bend out-hit Liberal 14-5. Neither team had an error. Brooklyn Short was 2-3 with a home run. Miley Janko hit another round tripper.
Great Bend is 10-1 and 5-0 in the WAC. Liberal is 3-4 and 0-3 in the WAC. Tuesday LHS travels to Maize to play Maize and McPherson.
