Preview: Liberal Redskins vs. Dodge City Demons
Liberal is 1-9 against Dodge City since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Liberal Redskins will head out on the road to square off against the Dodge City Demons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses apiece.
Liberal pushed their score all the way to 67 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 72-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Garden City. Liberal has not had much luck with Garden City recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was J. Brooks Kappelmann, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was James Fieser, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Dodge City ended up a good deal behind Hays on Tuesday and lost 43-25. While losing is never fun, Dodge City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Hays is ranked 28th).
Liberal's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Dodge City, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Liberal lost to Dodge City on the road by a decisive 68-49 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Liberal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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