Football Recap: Chipley Takes a Loss

Chipley entered their game against Lafayette on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Chipley Tigers were beaten by the Lafayette Hornets 48-7. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this contest were averaging 13.89 points allowed.

Malik Henderson threw for 55 yards and a touchdown. Zach Nelson was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Keybo Decree rushed for 33 yards.

It was another big night for Tywan K Williamson, who threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards on only nine carries for Lafayette. K Williamson has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Jordan Murphy was K Williamson's top target, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.

Chipley's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Lafayette, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Chipley will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pahokee at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Both have allowed few points on average, (Pahokee: 12.9, Chipley: 13.9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Lafayette, they are on the road again on November 15th to play Cottondale at 7:00 p.m.

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