Liberal hadn't done well against Garden City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Liberal Redskins strolled past the Garden City Buffaloes with points to spare, taking the game 23-6. That's more bragging rights for the Redskins, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Xavier Porras, who rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. James Fieser did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 109 receiving yards.
Liberal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Liberal's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Garden City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberal has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Great Bend at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Great Bend is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season. As for Garden City, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southeast at 7:00 p.m. Garden City is facing Southeast at the right time seeing as Southeast is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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