Liberal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 77-46 loss at the hands of the Lakin Broncs. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Broncs are ranked 19th).
Despite the loss, Liberal still got an impressive performance from James Fieser, who went 7-for-12 en route to 18 points and six boards. That was a full 39.1% of Liberal's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Adrian Moreno-Gonzales, who earned 11 points.
Liberal's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Lakin, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Liberal will head out to challenge Hays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hays has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Lakin, they will venture away from home to square off against Elkhart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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