The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds will play host again on Friday to welcome the Raceland Rams, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Newport Central Catholic and Campbell County were almost perfectly matched up, but Newport Central Catholic suffered a 29-28 loss. The Thoroughbreds have struggled against the Camels recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Raceland's offense. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of Highlands on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bluebirds are ranked 17th).
Newport Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Raceland, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Newport Central Catholic might still be hurting after the 40-14 loss they got from Raceland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Newport Central Catholic was down 20-0.
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