LIBERAL FIRST
Liberal's leading source for news and views
The Lady Red powered past the Emporia Spartans with a 3-1 victory, fueled by a standout performance from Lily Guy who recorded a hat trick to bring her season total to 24 goals.
Lily struck first off a quick assist from Nicole Catalan.
Haiden Lyon pitched a one-hit shutout in Game 1 against Cimarron Thursday in an 11-0 run-rule win to start a two-game sweep for the Lady Redskins.
Lyon only allowed one hit and two walks while striking out five in five innings in the run-rule shortened game.
Liberal started the game with two runs in the first and added three in the second, three in the third and three in the fourth for the 11-0 win.
The Lady Red swim team traveled to Great Bend to compete in the Great Bend invitational Thursday. The teams placed eight overall with the point total of 86 points. The young team continues to improve as many got new personal best times.
Despite taking an early 5-0 lead, the Redskins couldn’t get the upset on the road against Hays and fell 10-5 in Game 1 of a double header.
After playing in a high scoring game, the Redskins came up short in a defensive battle in Game 2, 4-1.
Xavier Porras did his part to help the Redskins attempt to earn an upset win with three hits in Game 1. Blayden Betts and Marco Alonso each had two hits.
Carlos Ruiz won his 100th game as a coach Tuesday when the Lady Redskins dominated Alva., Okla., 10-0.
Liberal moved to 8-3 on the season with the win.
The Lady Red defeated the Alva Ladybugs with a dominant performance on the field ending in an Oklahoma mercy rule 10-0.
