Soccer Preview: Boone County vs. Dixie Heights
Boone County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Dixie Heights Colonels at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Boone County will head into Thursday's game after some sweet revenge against Grant County: Boone County couldn't quite topple Grant County on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-goal loss they took when the two last played. Boone County's defense stepped up to hand Grant County a 6-0 shutout. The matchup marked the Rebels' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Dixie Heights narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Elder 1-0. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Kentucky, while the Panthers are ranked 211th in Ohio), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boone County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Dixie Heights, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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