The Covington Owls will square off against the Penelope Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Covington has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Penelope will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Covington had to suffer through a 67-14 loss at the hands of Lometa. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Hornets are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Penelope made easy work of Mount Calm on Friday and carried off a 52-30 victory. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Penelope, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Covington was taken down by Penelope 66-20 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Covington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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