Lamar Tigers (Lamar, MO) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Liberal Bulldogs (Liberal, MO), 77-53 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Lamar upgrades its record to 2-0 on the season. The Tigers travel to Nevada (Nevada, MO) to face the Tigers in a Big 8 game on Tuesday, January 9. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 3-5.

With the defeat, Liberal moves to 2-4 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, KS) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Monday, December 18. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 4-0. St. Mary's-Colgan won 54-40 in their recent non-league game against Riverton (Riverton, KS)