Liberal hasn't had much luck against Dodge City recently, but that could start to change 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 sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Liberal's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Guymon 56-0 at home.
Xavier Porras had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 271 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry, and also threw for a yards and a touchdown on his only pass of the game. The dominant performance gave him 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).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Liberal was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Dodge City made sure to put some points up on the board against South on Friday. Dodge City simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South 42-8 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. Dodge City also got a significant boost from Ryan Gonzalez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Dodge City wouldn't let South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dodge City can thank Dylan Sonday and Cruzito Rios for forcing both of them. Sonday is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
Liberal's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Dodge City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Liberal has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dodge City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 261.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
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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