After only 24 points in their last contest, Dodge City made sure to put some points up on the board against Liberal on Friday. The Dodge City Demons took their match with ease, bagging an 81-53 victory over the Liberal Redskins. With the Demons ahead 58-31 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Several Redskins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eathan Hernandez, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Hernandez also posted a block, marking his first of the season. James Fieser was another key player, going 9 for 18 on his way to 24 points.
Dodge City has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Liberal, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Dodge City and Liberal could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. Dodge City (ranked 122nd) will meet Derby (ranked ninth) at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Liberal will challenge Haven at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 255 places (275 vs. 20).
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