Football Preview: Lafayette Lions vs. Sulphur Golden Tors
The Lafayette Lions will welcome the Sulphur Golden Tors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette will be strutting in after a victory while Sulphur will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Lafayette finally turned things around against New Iberia on Friday. They walked away with a 42-34 win over the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, Sulphur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 28-13 bruising from Barbe.
Despite the loss, Sulphur got top-tier performance from Brodie DePriest, who threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Sawyer Kuypers, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Lafayette's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Sulphur, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Lafayette came up short against Sulphur in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-33. Thankfully for Lafayette, Addison Constance (who threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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