Football Preview: Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds vs. Newport Wildcats
Newport Central Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After each having a week off, they and the Newport Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Newport Central Catholic is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Raceland last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Newport Central Catholic lost 29-7 to Raceland. The game marked the Thoroughbreds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Newport's undefeated season came to an end after four games two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Lloyd Memorial on the road and fell 39-7. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Newport Central Catholic dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Newport, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Newport Central Catholic strolled past Newport in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 22-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newport Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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