On Monday, the Boyd County Lions faced the Russell Red Devils in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Boyd County ended up on the wrong side of a rough 69-46 walloping at the hands of Russell. Boyd County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Russell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bella Quinn, who scored 20 points. Quinn is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaelyn Steele, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Boyd County's loss dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Russell, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Boyd County will look to defend their home court on Friday against Rowan County at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Boyd County is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Kentucky (they are ranked 12th, while Rowan County is ranked 97th). As for Russell, they will head out on the road to square off against Greenup County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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