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The Elizabethtown Lady Panthers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 12-team Woodford County Invitational on Saturday, going 5-1 over the two-day event.

Elizabethtown (14-3) defeated 5th Region rival Washington County (21-16, 18-21, 17-15) and South Laurel (21-15, 21-14) on Friday and host Woodford County (21-14, 21-17) and Bourbon County (21-10, 21-4) on Saturday en route to winning its pool.

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The host Bardstown Bethlehem Eagles scored two goals in each half to down the 18th-ranked Elizabethtown Panthers, 4-1 on Saturday.

The No. 19 Eagles (6-2) improved to 2-0 against 5th Region competition and won for the third time in their last four games, while Elizabethtown (5-3-1) saw its two-game winning streak snapped.

“We played a better team. They beat us in every aspect of the game if you want to know the truth,” Elizabethtown coach Jon Parsons said. “This game proved we have a lot of work to do.”