The Great Bend Braves jumped to a 4-0 lead over Marysville in the third inning, but were unable to hang on to that lead and lost to Post 163 9-5 in the winner's bracket championship game Thursday night in El Dorado.
The Braves took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, then extended the margin to 4-0 in the third, thanks to an inside the park home run by Trey Milsap who had 4-rbi's in the game.
Marysville however would respond, taking their first lead in the fifth to advance to Saturday's championship game where they will need to be beaten twice to keep them from winning the Class-A state title.
Great bend falls to the loser's bracket where they will play at 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon against the winner of Pittsburg/El Dorado who play at 11:00 a.m. at McDonald Stadium. Today's survivor would then advance to Saturday to meet Marysville at 11 needing to beat Post 163 twice to win the championship.