The Cabell Midland Knights will head out to take on the Blazer Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cabell Midland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Parkersburg South, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Cabell Midland was ranked 19th). The Knights took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Blazer hadn't done well against Raceland recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Tomcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams, sneaking past 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tomcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Cabell Midland now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Blazer, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Everything went Cabell Midland's way against Blazer in their previous meeting back in March, as Cabell Midland made off with a 17-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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