Football Preview: Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Tigers vs. Lafayette Christian Academy Knights
The Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Tigers will face off against the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy has four straight victories, Lafayette Christian Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-7 win over Beau Chene. The matchup marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian Academy came up short against Central on Friday and fell 31-22. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Wildcats are ranked fourth).
Despite their defeat, Lafayette Christian Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brayden Allen, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 67 yards. Lafayette Christian Academy also got help from Brennan Walker, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Lafayette Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jaeden Winters was especially locked on to Central's QB and sacked him twice.
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lafayette Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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