Football Game Preview: Lafayette Patriots vs. Douglass Academy Lions

The Lafayette Patriots will square off against the Douglass Academy Lions on Saturday. Lafayette is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

On Saturday, Lafayette came up short against Grady and fell 20-8.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglass Academy). They put the hurt on Information Tech with a sharp 30-6 victory on Sunday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with Information Tech: they've now won three in a row.

Douglass Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.

Lafayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglass Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2019, sneaking past 14-12. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.