December 30, 2024

Liberal hands Garden boys soccer first loss

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Liberal, KS-After an impressive stretch to start the season, Garden City dropped their first match of 2018.

Mikey Lopez scored three goals, and Liberal topped the Buffaloes 3-2.

Lopez broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 38th minute. It stayed 1-0 until the 62nd minute when Lopez struck again. He added another score 13 minutes later.

But Garden City fought back, scoring twice in 60 seconds–one goal by Salvador Bustos and the other by Htoo Htoo.

The Buffaloes out shot Liberal 13-12.

Garden City drops to 5-1.