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The Lady Red soccer team secured a 3-0 shutout victory over the Wichita East Blue Aces in the second round of the Titan Classic, improving their record to 3-1.
Freshman Lily Guy opened the scoring with 6:17 left in the first half.
Austin Dodge hit an in-the-park home run to highlight a double-header opening win against Garden City Tuesday, but the Redskins could not sustain the offense in Game 2 and split the twin bill with a 7-3 loss.
Garden City took an early lead in Game 1 by pushing two runs across the plate in the first inning and five more in the top of the second.
After struggling on the mound for the first four games of the season, the Redskins pitchers had a better performance against Hugoton Friday at the National Beef Sports Complex.
The Redskins swept a double header over Hugoton to move to 2-4 on the season.
Eathan Hernandez and Landon Martinez each had triples to help the Redskins earn a 23-8 win in Game 1.
Skylar Hubbard and Alex Schwindt each had a double.
Liberal faced a tough matchup against Derby at the Titan Classic Monday, falling 6-0.
Derby scored four goals in the first half and added two more in the second to secure the win.
Despite the score, freshman Ashley Batista stood out for Liberal, working hard across the field.
The loss dropped the Lady Redskins to 2-1 on the season.
Next up, Liberal takes on Wichita East Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The Lady Redskins used a strong wind to build a 7-0 lead in the first half against Bruce Randolph Thursday evening at Redskins Field, and a goal in the second half ended the game with an 8-0 mercy rule win.
Lily Guy started the scoring frenzy after receiving a pass from Isabela Gutierrez in the sixth minute of the game.
