Football Preview: Lafayette Generals vs. West Jessamine Colts
Lafayette has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Jessamine Colts at 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat DeSales on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 38-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Lafayette fell just short of DeSales by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Jessamine). They claimed a resounding 49-13 victory over Green County on the road.
Bragdon Welch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Cooper Swaim, who threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Lafayette dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Jessamine, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Lafayette came up short against West Jessamine in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Jessamine's Gabriel Smith, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
