The Frederick Douglass Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Lexington Catholic Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Frederick Douglass comes in on three and Lexington Catholic on five.
Frederick Douglass is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Woodford County, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Frederick Douglass was ranked fourth). Frederick Douglass narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Woodford County 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Broncos were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Lexington Catholic made sure to put some goals up on the board against Paul Laurence Dunbar on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Knights have won six games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Frederick Douglass' win bumped their record up to 12-1-1. As for Lexington Catholic, they pushed their record up to 13-2-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Frederick Douglass might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Lexington Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2019. Can Frederick Douglass avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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