Liberal is 2-8 against Dodge City since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Liberal Redskins will play host again on Friday to welcome the Dodge City Demons, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Liberal's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Guymon at home to the tune of 56-0.
Xavier Porras had a dynamite game for Liberal, rushing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for a yards and a touchdown on his only pass of the game. The dominant performance gave Porras a new career-high in rushing yards.
Liberal's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Andy Nguyen, Ayden Juarez, and Juarez picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Guymon's side was Landon Martinez, who picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Dodge City made sure to put some points up on the board against South on Friday. Dodge City claimed a resounding 42-8 win over South at home.
Dodge City had a senior duo take command as Alan Flores threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes and Jayden Amaro Jz picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Dodge City was Bryson Unzueta, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Liberal's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Dodge City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Liberal strolled past Dodge City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. Does Liberal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dodge City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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