The Rockcastle County Rockets's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Lexington Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. on November 17th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard on Friday.
Rockcastle County had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-28 victory over Lawrence County on Friday. Rockcastle County pushed the score to 28-8 by the end of the third, a deficit Lawrence County cut but never quite recovered from.
Rockcastle County had a senior duo take command as Tucker Warren rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns and Caleb Moore picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic stacked a seventh blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Russell 48-0 at home. Winning may never get old, but Lexington Catholic sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Rockcastle County's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-9 McCreary Central and 2-9 Pineville (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 37.6% over those games). As for Lexington Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Rockcastle County might still be hurting after the 43-20 loss they got from Lexington Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2014. Will Rockcastle County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other football content.
