MILFORD >> The Lakes Valley Conference is locked into shuffle mode when it comes to boys lacrosse.

But, through all the changes, South Lyon Unified has been the dominant team in the conference, something it looks to maintain with more changes on the horizon.

That dominance was again on display Wednesday when it defeated Huron Valley United, 10-3, at Milford High School, to improve to 6-3 on the season and 4-0 in conference play.

Since the LVC launched play in the spring of 2018, SLU now has a record of 47-1 in conference games. It has won the league title every year, only missing the 2020 season that didn’t take place due to the pandemic.

The last loss in conference for SLU came in 2021, so no current members have experienced a defeat in the LVC.

That streak was threatened last week when South Lyon Unified only bested Walled Lake United 9-7. This year, Walled Lake United is a combination of all three Walled Lake Schools (Northern, Western, Central). In the past few seasons, Western has had its own squad.

“Numbers are down this season and everyone is unified, so it makes the competition tighter and tighter,” South Lyon Unified coach Justin Boughton said of the LVC. “Winning the LVC is always a top priority, so we definitely look forward to any conference game.”

The LVC waters are set to change following this season. Waterford Kettering and Waterford Mott are leaving to join the OAA, which will remove the Waterford United team in the 2026 season.

However, in the spring 2027 season, the LVC will be welcoming in Farmington High and North Farmington, which have a unified lacrosse team. Also joining will be Livonia Churchill, Livonia Franklin and Livonia Stevenson, which also combine into a single Livonia United lacrosse program.

“Through all these changes, we want to continue to be the team to beat in the LVC,” Boughton said. “We have business to finish up this year, but looking ahead to the future and bringing in the Farmingtons and Livonias, we are looking forward to that new competition and seeing the LVC grow.”

On Wednesday, South Lyon took care of business as usual, establishing a 7-1 lead in the first half and not looking back.

SLU held a previous 14-1 win over Huron Valley (3-3-1, 1-3) this season, so the Titans showed some character by putting up a stronger defensive challenge and rallying for a pair of goals in the fourth to make the game more competitive.

“I think we honestly played great. It was a hard-fought game and the score doesn’t dictate how well I think we played,” Boughton said. “Credit to Huron Valley, they played hard and played a physical game.”

South Lyon wasn’t always able to convert on its open looks, but Cameron Dailey had three goals to lead the offense, while Mark Ratliff and Boden Wesley each scored twice. Anthony Aschi added four assists.

“The ball movement on offense and the aggressiveness on defense is what I like to see,” Boughton said of his team. “There’s a lot of comradery on this team and it’s a younger team, so they play with a lot of energy. I think it took some time to find our identity, but they have found that grit mentality that has become our motto this year.”

Huron Valley had goals from Bryce Martin, Dean Ernst and Brandon White.