Football Recap: Liberal Redskins vs. Hays Indians
Liberal hadn't done well against Hays recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Liberal Redskins pulled ahead with a 20-19 photo finish over the Hays Indians. For the Redskins, this counts as revenge for the 48-41 win the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
A big part of Liberal's victory came down to the chemistry between Tevin Cotter and his top target James Fieser. Cotter threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Fieser picked up 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fieser really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 90 yards.
Liberal pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hays, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Liberal will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bishop Carroll at 7:05 p.m. Liberal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season. As for Hays, they will face off against Andover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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