The Boyd County Lions will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Minford Falcons, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Boyd County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past South Point 4-0. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 31st in Kentucky, while the Pointers are ranked 239th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Minford). They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Northwest on Thursday. Lexi Conkel was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Minford used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Northwest. Nevaeh Bryant played for 60 minutes having averaged 30.5 this season and Haleigh Swords got 60 vs. an average of 35.7. Swords made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Boyd County pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Minford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
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