The Minford Falcons will take on the Boyd County Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Minford is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Northwest a 17-0 shutout 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.
Meanwhile, Boyd County came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pointers as they made off with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly four goals.
Minford's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Boyd County, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
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