EARL WATT
• Leader & Times
Liberal is an overtime and a late lead in the fourth quarter away from being 3-3.
The Redskins dropped an overtime game in Salina to Campus, and Tuesday the Redskins had a lead with less than two minutes to play against Hugoton but couldn’t hold it in a 58-52 loss.
The Eagles and Redskins started with intensity on defense on both sides, and after Hugoton built a small lead, the Redskins rallied to take a 13-11 lead by the end of the first quarter including two threes from Juan Diego.
The two teams continued trading baskets in the second quarter, and the Redskins were able to add two more points to their lead to take a 26-22 advantage at halftime.
But the Eagles came out strong in the third quarter and immediately erased Liberal’s lead to take a 27-26 advantage.
That’s when the Redskins started to rely on the long range shot and dropped four three pointers in the period including a shot from James Fieser and three from Diego.
The Eagles cut three points off the Liberal lead by the end of the quarter, and the Redskins only led 41-40.
Liberal had a lead in the final two minutes before the Eagles rallied to outscore the Redskins 8-2 down the stretch, and the Redskins fell 58-52.
