Soccer Game Preview: Covington Catholic vs. Newport Central Catholic

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Previous 5 Games

10/15/24 - Home	6-1 W
09/17/24 - Away	3-0 W
09/28/23 - Home	4-0 W
10/10/20 - Home	3-2 W
10/18/16 - Home	2-0 W

Covington Catholic is a perfect 5-0 against Newport Central Catholic since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Colonels will host the Thoroughbreds at 5:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Covington Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: St. Henry, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Covington Catholic was ranked 17th). The Colonels' defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 1-0 shutout on Monday. The win was nothing new for Covington Catholic as they're now sitting on six straight.

Meanwhile, Newport Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cooper 1-0.

Newport Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-11-3. As for Covington Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7-2.

Everything went Covington Catholic's way against Newport Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Covington Catholic made off with a 6-1 win. Will the Colonels repeat their success, or do the Thoroughbreds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.