Liberal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Great Bend Panthers 89-42. The Redskins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-23.
| 01/03/25 vs Great Bend | 10 |
| 02/20/24 vs Garden City | 7 |
| 01/26/24 @ Woodward | 7 |
| 12/05/23 @ Valley Center | 6 |
| 01/02/24 vs Woodward | 6 |
Despite the loss, Liberal still got an impressive performance from James Fieser, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Fieser a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Juan Diego, who posted 11 points.
Liberal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Great Bend, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Liberal will head out to face off against Woodward at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodward knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Liberal likes a good challenge. As for Great Bend, they will look to defend their home court on January 10th against Garden City at 7:30 p.m. Great Bend has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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