Basketball Game Preview: Covington Catholic Colonels vs. Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds

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Previous Games

12/15/23 - Home	92-46 W
12/19/22 - Away	78-62 W
02/16/22 - Home	89-49 W
12/20/19 - Home	59-24 W
12/18/18 - Away	68-52 W
+ 5 more games

Covington Catholic is 9-1 against Newport Central Catholic since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Covington Catholic Colonels will take on the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Covington Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

On Saturday, Covington Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Highlands, taking the game 72-59. Given the Colonels' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Bluebirds are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Newport Central Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beechwood.

Covington Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Newport Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.

Everything came up roses for Covington Catholic against Newport Central Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 92-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covington Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.