Football Preview: Pendleton County Wildcats vs. Bourbon County Colonels
The Pendleton County Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Bourbon County Colonels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Pendleton County and ten for Bourbon County dating back to last season.
Pendleton County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lloyd Memorial on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pendleton County was beaten by Lloyd Memorial 50-20. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Juggernauts are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-7, which was the final score in Bourbon County's tilt against Lexington Catholic on Friday. The Colonels were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-0.
Pendleton County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Bourbon County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Pendleton County suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Bourbon County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Pendleton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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