The Liberal girls leaned on old reliable again Friday night. They needed their defense to save them from an off night offensively. The Lady Red went 3-24 from three point range. Liberal played for the first time in 15 days and showed some rust in a 40-23 win over a scrappy Hooker team Friday night in Hooker.
Hooker jumped to a 6-0 advantage in front of a big crowd as Liberal played in Hooker’s gym, constructed in 1996, for a first time. Liberal grabbed a 12-7 lead after one quarter but led just 16-13 at halftime. The Lady Redskin took a 25-14 lead in the third quarter and led 29-21 after three quarters. Liberal took a 36-22 lead with 4:13 remaining after a Machia Mullen “and 1”, a subsequent Liberal rebound of the missed Mullens free throw, and a Reece Hay three pointer for a five point possession. The Lady Red out scored Hooker 24-10 in the second half.
Machia Mullens led LHS with 11. Aubrey Warden chipped in eight. Hollie Stalder had 15 to lead Hooker. Liberal was 3-24 from three point range and 5-6 from the foul line. The Lady Bulldogs were 1-8 from three point range and 8-16 from the foul line.
Liberal is 6-0 and Hooker is 4-4. The Lady Redskins play at Hays Friday while Hooker plays at Turpin Tuesday.
