Indians defeat Garden City

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Freshman Devin Schmidtberger dribbles the ball around an opponent during the home game against Great Bend on Jan. 14.

On Jan. 17, the Indians traveled to Garden City to take on the Buffaloes and won 50-36.

During the first quarter, the teams were tied four times, with the score being 9-9 at the end of the first quarter.

Hays scored 10 points in the second quarter, while Garden City only scored 8, and the score was 19-17 at halftime.

During the third and fourth quarters, the Indians went on a 12-0 run and took the lead for the rest of the game.

Junior Dalyn Schwarz had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, junior TJ Nunnery had 11 points and junior Jason Krannawitter had a career high of 10 points.

The Indians are now 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the Western Athletic Conference, as they will travel to Colby to attend the 35th Orange and Black Classic Tournament on Jan. 23.