Henderson County won its fifth straight match and remained undefeated against 2nd Region teams with a 3-1 victory over visiting University Heights on Thursday.
The Lady Colonels have won 16 of the 17 all-time meetings between the programs, with a draw 11 years ago the only time the Lady Blazers have avoided defeat.
In a rematch of last season’s region title game and a preview of what could be this year’s, Kacee Butler scored twice to lead the Henderson attack. Marley Collins added a goal and provided a pair of assists to help the Lady Colonels improve to 9-4.
Kendall Hancock found the back of the net for a team-high 22nd time for the Lady Blazers, with Skylar Cantrell providing the assist. UHA’s Madison Williams made nine saves.
Goalkeeper Sarah Mackey made five stops for the Lady Colonels.
UHA slipped to 7-1 ahead of a trip to Ohio County on Monday. The Lady Blazers dropped last year’s meeting with the Lady Eagles 5-4 at Givens Field.
