Smithsburg is 0-7 against Catoctin since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Smithsburg Leopards will square off against the Catoctin Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Smithsburg is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were dealt a 42-6 defeat at the hands of Clear Spring.
Meanwhile, Catoctin entered their game against Middletown on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Catoctin was beaten by Middletown 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Knights are ranked 24th).
Smithsburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Catoctin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Smithsburg came up short against Catoctin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-18. Can Smithsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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