Football Preview: Lafayette Central Catholic Knights vs. Andrean Fighting 59ers
The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights will challenge the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lafayette Central Catholic sitting on 11 straight victories and Andrean on five.
Lafayette Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Montgomery 60-6. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Lafayette Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Charlie Seaburg, Ethan Boutelle, and Mikey Stapleton picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Andrean put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They blew past Bremen, posting a 35-0 win. Considering the Fighting 59ers have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Andrean can attribute much of their success to Brady Elish, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Andrean has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.6 points per game. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Lafayette Central Catholic lost to Andrean at home by a decisive 30-12 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Lafayette Central Catholic, Drayk Bowen (who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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