Football Preview: Dunham Tigers vs. Lafayette Christian Academy Knights
The Dunham Tigers will square off against the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights 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.
Dunham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Parkview Baptist to the tune of 42-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matches by 40 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Notre Dame on Friday, taking the game 35-28.
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. Those 103 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 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 has become a key player for Lafayette Christian Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 3-6 otherwise.
Dunham pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.2 points. As for Lafayette Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Dunham was dealt a bruising 49-14 loss at the hands of Lafayette Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Will Dunham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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