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| 10/15/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 09/17/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/28/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 10/10/20 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 10/18/16 - Home | 2-0 W |
Covington Catholic is a perfect 5-0 against Newport Central Catholic since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Colonels will host the Thoroughbreds at 5:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Covington Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: St. Henry, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Covington Catholic was ranked 17th). The Colonels' defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 1-0 shutout on Monday. The win was nothing new for Covington Catholic as they're now sitting on six straight.
Meanwhile, Newport Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cooper 1-0.
Newport Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-11-3. As for Covington Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7-2.
Everything went Covington Catholic's way against Newport Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Covington Catholic made off with a 6-1 win. Will the Colonels repeat their success, or do the Thoroughbreds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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