The Russell Red Devils and the Boyd County Lions will face off at 7:00 p.m. on March 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Russell is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Russell walked away with it. They came out on top against the Tomcats by a score of 47-40 on Friday.
Russell can attribute much of their success to Kennedy Darnell, who scored 15 points, and Shaelyn Steele, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Boyd County had just enough and edged Fleming County out 43-41 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Boyd County.
Russell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Boyd County, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
Everything went Russell's way against Boyd County in their previous meeting back in February as Russell made off with a 69-46 victory. In that match, Russell amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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