The Covington Buccs will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Monroe Jets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of five wins, Covington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miami East. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Covington in their matchups with Miami East: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 45-19 loss at the hands of Ansonia. Franklin Monroe was down 37-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Covington's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Franklin Monroe, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Covington's way against Franklin Monroe in their previous matchup back in December of 2020 as Covington made off with a 60-40 win. Will Covington repeat their success, or does Franklin Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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