Football Preview: Morgan County Cougars vs. Holy Cross Indians
The Morgan County Cougars will challenge the Holy Cross Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Holy Cross is facing Morgan County at the wrong time: Morgan County suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They had to suffer through a 48-6 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 201st in Kentucky, while the Panthers are ranked 44th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Holy Cross' offense. They were beaten by Cincinnati College Prep Academy 42-0 on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Indians seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Holy Cross' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Braylon Thornberry, Chance Fabre, and Thomas Maddox picked up one apiece.
Morgan County now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Morgan County came up short against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 14-8. Will Morgan County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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