Garden City is 8-2 against Liberal since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Garden City Buffaloes will take on the Liberal Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-8, which was the final score in Garden City's tilt against Hays on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Indians are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Liberal's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a hard 33-14 fall against Dodge City. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Redskins, who until this match were averaging 11.25 points allowed.
Despite their defeat, Liberal saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. James Fieser, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 52 yards. Liberal also got a significant boost from Xavier Porras, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 111 yards.
Garden City's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Liberal, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Garden City came up short against Liberal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. Thankfully for Garden City, J. Brooks Kappelmann (who threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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