Football Game Preview: Tipton Blue Devils vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 4:53am

Football Preview: Tipton Blue Devils vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights

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Tipton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Tipton: 10.3, Lafayette Central Catholic: 12.2) so any points scored will be well earned.

Tipton will head out to face Lafayette Central Catholic after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Tipton lost to Heritage at home by a 21-7 margin.

Meanwhile, Lafayette Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 17-6 victory over Rensselaer Central. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Bombers are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tipton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Tipton was taken down by Lafayette Central Catholic 49-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tipton was down 35-0.

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