Football Preview: Ulysses Tigers vs. Liberal Redskins
The Ulysses Tigers will face off against the Liberal Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ulysses is looking for their season's first win.
Ulysses is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Guymon on Friday. Ulysses took a 12-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Guymon.
Ulysses didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Julian Meraz.
Meanwhile, Liberal came up short against Great Bend on Friday and fell 14-7. The game marked the Redskins' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Liberal got top-tier performance from Xavier Porras, who rushed for 173 yards. Porras' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Liberal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Ulysses' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Liberal, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Ulysses suffered a grim 57-37 defeat to Liberal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Ulysses, J. Brooks Kappelmann (who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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