Hooker lost to Liberal back in February of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bulldogs fell 50-41 to the Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 134th in Oklahoma, while the Redskins are ranked 32nd in Kansas).
It was another big night for Shamari Lewis, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 19 rebounds for Liberal. That's the most boards Lewis has posted since back in January of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Olvera, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Hooker and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for Liberal, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Hooker will venture away from home to take on Texhoma at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Liberal, they will host Great Bend at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Redskins will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 51.81 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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