Russell and Boyd County are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Russell Red Devils have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Boyd County Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Russell earned a 6-4 victory over Winfield. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 93rd in Kentucky, while the Generals are ranked 20th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boyd County). They blew past Estill County 5-2 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win got Russell back to even at 4-4. As for Boyd County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Russell beat Boyd County by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. Does Russell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boyd County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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