Clay County is 0-8 against Knox Central since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Tigers will be playing at home against the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Clay County came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 42-18 to McCreary Central.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Knox Central faced off against Bell County on Friday. The Panthers were beaten by the Bobcats 43-15. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Bobcats are ranked 25th).
Clay County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Knox Central, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Clay County couldn't quite finish off Knox Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 and fell 24-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Brayden Sizemore, who rushed for 224 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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