It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Russell Red Devils had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Tomcats by a score of 47-40. The victory was familiar territory for Russell who now have 12 in a row.
Leading Russell to victory were Kennedy Darnell and Shaelyn Steele. Darnell scored 15 points, while Steele scored 21 points along with five rebounds.
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 Blazer, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-7.
Russell and Boyd County 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 with six straight wins on the road, so Boyd County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Blazer does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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