Having just played yesterday, the Boyd County Lions will jump right back in to play the Russell Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Boyd County walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-41 victory over the Panthers on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Boyd County.
Meanwhile, Russell faced Blazer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Russell came out on top against Blazer by a score of 47-40 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Russell sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
Russell relied on the efforts of Kennedy Darnell, who scored 15 points, and Shaelyn Steele, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds.
Boyd County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Russell, their victory bumped their record up to 27-6.
Boyd County suffered a grim 69-46 defeat to Russell in their previous matchup back in February. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Boyd County was down 42-22.
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