It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Liberal can now relate to. They lost 33-13 to the Hutchinson Salthawks on Thursday. The Redskins' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Liberal still got an impressive performance from James Fieser, who picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Fieser was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 62 yards. Liberal also got a significant boost from Xavier Porras, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 110 yards.
Liberal's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Hutchinson, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Liberal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hutchinson, they will square off against Hays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hutchinson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Hays likes a good challenge.
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