Football Game Preview: Patrick County Cougars vs. Nelson County Governors

The Patrick County Cougars will square off against the Nelson County Governors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Patrick County nor Nelson County posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Patrick County is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They fell 16-7 to Radford. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Patrick County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Avone Kidd, who rushed for 71 yards and one touchdown, and Calvin Lancaster, who rushed for 84 yards.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 0.7 yards per carry. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Patrick County; they were averaging 9.1yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 0 per game.

Meanwhile, Nelson County was beaten by Gretna 42-7 on Friday. The Governors have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Patrick County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Nelson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.