Football Recap: Lafayette Christian Academy Knights vs. Notre Dame Pioneers
Lafayette Christian Academy extended their postseason success on Friday against Notre Dame. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Notre Dame Pioneers. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 42-28 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Braylon Walker, who rushed for 103 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards. 82 of Walker's passing yards were hauled in by Ashton Begnaud, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Lafayette Christian Academy wouldn't let Notre Dame keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lafayette Christian Academy can thank Kaleb Simon and Jayden Arceneaux for forcing both of them. Arceneaux also made five total tackles, which is notable because Lafayette Christian Academy is 4-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
Lafayette Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Lafayette Christian Academy will venture away from home to face off against Dunham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dunham comes in on 12 and Lafayette Christian Academy on three. Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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