Basketball Recap: Liberal Comes Up Short

Liberal lost against Woodward back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Liberal Redskins were beaten by the Woodward Boomers 83-52. The Redskins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-23.

Despite the loss, Liberal still got an impressive performance from James Fieser, who went 8 for 19 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. Eathan Hernandez was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards.

Redskins

Assists

01/26/24 @ Woodward	17
02/20/24 vs Garden City	16
12/19/23 vs Hugoton	14
12/05/23 @ Valley Center	14
01/31/25 vs Woodward	11

Even though they lost, Liberal was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Liberal dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Woodward, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 13-4.

Liberal will take on Hooker at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Woodward, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kingfisher at 8:00 p.m. on February 11th.