Football Game Preview: Covington-Douglas Wildcats vs. Olive Wildcats

Wildcats

Points

10/31/25 @ Davenport	52
10/23/25 @ Coyle	32
10/16/25 vs Cherokee	12
10/10/25 @ Waukomis	14
10/03/25 vs Canton	48
+ 4 more games

Covington-Douglas is a perfect 5-0 against Olive since September of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Covington-Douglas will host Olive at 7:00 p.m. Covington-Douglas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Covington-Douglas turned things around against Davenport on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 52-24. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-8.

Covington-Douglas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Justus Halcomb and Matt Casteel. Casteel got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of Waukomis.

Olive now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Covington-Douglas, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-5.

Everything came up roses for Covington-Douglas against Olive in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 50-0 victory. Will Covington-Douglas repeat their success, or does Olive has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.