For the Liberal Lady Redskins, the defense is ahead of the offense right now. Liberal held the Scott City Lady Beavers at arms length in a 43-30 win Friday night at the Scott Community Event Center. Liberal forced 23 turnovers and held Scott City to 30 percent shooting. It was Liberal’s first game in the new facility which opened in 2020 and their first game in Scott City since 2013.
Liberal led 13-5 after one quarter. LHS led 24-10 right before halftime and led 24-12 at halftime. The Lady Redskins led 31-12 and led 35-16 after three quarters. LHS led 37-16 for their biggest lead at 21 points and coasted to the win.
The Lady Red won despite 2-17 shooting from three point range. Liberal made 33 percent of their shots. The Lady Red out rebounded Scott City 32-22.
Keyona Hall had nine points and five rebounds on 4-6 shooting and was the Epic Touch Player of the Game. Lizzy Cisneros had seven. Shamari Lewis had six points and eight rebounds and Elle Hatcher had six points and six rebounds.
Liberal is 2-0 and Scott City is 2-1. The Lady Red hosts Colorado Springs Coronado Saturday at 3pm for their home opener. Redskin Pre-game at 2:45 on 1270 and 92.3. 
