Football Preview: Lafayette Fighting Irish vs. Chillicothe Hornets
Lafayette and Chillicothe are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Lafayette Fighting Irish will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Chillicothe Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chillicothe is facing Lafayette at the wrong time: Lafayette suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were dealt a 52-15 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. The Fighting Irish were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe fell victim to St. Pius X and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Warriors 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Warriors are ranked 16th).
Lafayette now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Chillicothe, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Lafayette was dealt a bruising 79-38 defeat at the hands of Chillicothe in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chillicothe's Silas Midgyett, who rushed for 470 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per carry. Now that Lafayette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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