The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds will stay at home for another week and welcome the Raceland Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Newport Central Catholic and Campbell County were almost perfectly matched up, but Newport Central Catholic suffered a 29-28 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Thoroughbreds in their matchups with the Camels: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Raceland's offense. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of Highlands. 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 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport Central Catholic was down 20-0.
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