The Nicholas County Bluejackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Bath County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Nicholas County is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were dealt a 51-14 defeat at the hands of Raceland on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bluejackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Rams are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Bath County scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 57-36 to Fleming County. Even if the Wildcats couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Bath County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Nicholas County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
Nicholas County skirted past Bath County 38-36 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bluejackets 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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