Football Preview: Unity Christian Lions vs. Lafayette Christian Cougars
The Unity Christian Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Unity Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They walked away with a 7-0 win over Horizon Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian faced Holy Ground Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lafayette Christian was the clear victor by a 38-16 margin over Holy Ground Baptist Academy. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Jonathan Ross and David Karvelas were among the main playmakers for Lafayette Christian as the former picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Ross got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 79 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lafayette Christian's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Eli Carroll was the leader with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lafayette Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Lafayette Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 30-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lafayette Christian's Ephraim Snyder, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Unity Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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