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Huntland's Logan McLennan controls the ball near the sidelines in this file photo from earlier in the season. McLennan had three goals and an assist for the Lady Hornets Tuesday in their 6-0 win at Richland High School.
Huntland's Logan McLennan controls the ball near the sidelines in this file photo from earlier in the season. McLennan had three goals and an assist for the Lady Hornets Tuesday in their 6-0 win at Richland High School.
Huntland's Hazel Reed moves the ball across the field during a game Tuesday at Richland High School. Reed had a goal and two assists in the 6-0 win.
Staff Photo by Sam Cowan
The Huntland High School Lady Hornets beat the Richland Lady Raiders 6-0 on the road Tuesday for their eighth win of the season.
The Lady Hornets opened up a big lead in the first half and recorded their third straight shutout to secure a victory in the district contest.
Huntland head football coach Amanda Tipps said she was happy with the way her team played in the game.
“We played hard, we came out and got a few goals early and we kept pressing. We didn’t just quit and be satisfied with what we got,” she said. “I was really proud of them for that.”
Logan McLennan got the scoring started about five minutes into the contest as she scored off of an assist from Piper Cox.
McLennan notched another goal six minutes later off of an assist from Chelsea Walker, and she scored again with about 17 minutes remaining in the first half on another assist by Cox to wrap up the hat trick and make it a 3-0 game.
McLennan has 11 goals so far this season for Huntland.
Lizbeth Almarez was the next Huntland player to score as her first goal of the year brought the lead up to 4-0 with 14 minutes remaining in the half. Hazel Reed assisted on the goal.
The Lady Hornets added one more goal in the final seconds of the first half as Hazel Reed scored off of an assist from McLennan for her 12th goal of the season.
They led 5-0 at halftime.
The final score of the game came with about 24 minutes remaining as Cox scored after receiving a pass from Reed. The goal was her 11th of the campaign.
The Lady Hornets didn’t allow any offense from the Lady Raiders for the rest of the day as they wrapped up the win by six.
With the win, the Lady Hornets improved to 8-1-1 on the season and 5-1-1 in district play.
They will next play Thursday at home against Culleoka High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
