Balanced Redskins Defeat Perryton
Brock Kappelmann - January 3, 2018 7:16 am
With four Redskins scoring in double digits, the Liberal Redskins defeated the Perryton Rangers 56-42 Tuesday night in the Big House. The Redskins and Rangers split their season series after LHS had swept the previous three season series.
The Redskins led 16-8 after one quarter. LHS struggled in the second quarter and led 23-21 at halftime. The Redskins were dominant in the third quarter forcing Ranger turnovers and easy opportunities on offense for a 43-29 lead after three. The Redskins would lead by as many as 18 on the way to the win. Lee Hatcher scored 14 points and seven rebounds. Tristan Bigham had 13 and helped lead Liberal’s third quarter charge. Cameron Riley had 12 points and six rebounds. Syris Dunlap had 10 points. Braxton Hyde grabbed six rebounds.
The Redskins are 3-3 while Perryton is 9-6. Liberal plays their WAC opener at Hays Friday night with the girls game at 6 and the boys game at about 7:45 on 1270 and kscbnews.net. The Redskins will be featured on the Rowdy Crowd show at Billy’s Ayr Lanes Thursday night at 5:30 on 1270 and kscbnews.net.
