The Covington Trojans will face off against the Fountain Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Covington focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
Covington came up short against North Vermillion, falling 37-14. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Covington took the loss, they still got scores from Max Waddell and Kaden Smith.
Meanwhile, Fountain Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Riverton Parke 46-6. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-0.
Having lost for the first time this season, Covington fell to 2-1. As for Fountain Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Covington has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 148.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Fountain Central, though, as they've been averaging only 86.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Covington took a serious blow against Fountain Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 43-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Covington was down 29-6.
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