Lafayette Christian skates past LaGrange Academy with ease

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2023, 8:47pm

Recap: Lafayette Christian Cougars vs. LaGrange Academy

The Lafayette Christian Cougars won the last time they faced LaGrange Academy, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Lafayette Christian blew past LaGrange Academy 81-21 at home. With Lafayette Christian ahead 46-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Lafayette Christian had a senior duo take command as Bruno Tellez went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 5 assists and Joshua Zapata made all 7 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 27 points and 1 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Zapata has scored at least 25% of Lafayette Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Vakiel Hammett, who scored 9 points along with 5 rebounds.

Lafayette Christian now has a winning record of 3-2. As for LaGrange Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lafayette Christian will square off against Trinity Christian School of Griffin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. LaGrange Academy is on the road again on Thursday and play against St. George's at 7:00 p.m. on December 7th.