The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds will play host again on Friday to welcome the Raceland Rams, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Newport Central Catholic was just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Campbell County. The Thoroughbreds have struggled against the Camels recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Raceland's offense. They took a blow against Highlands on Friday, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bluebirds are ranked 17th).
Newport Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Raceland, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Newport Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 40-14 loss they got from Raceland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport Central Catholic was down 20-0.
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