Rensselaer Central entered their game against West Lafayette on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Rensselaer Central Bombers were outmatched by the West Lafayette Red Devils at home and fell 34-7. While losing is never fun, the Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 79th).
Landen Musch threw for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Diego Hernandez-Reyes was his top target, picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 35 yards. On the ground,
Carter Ogborn rushed for 67 yards.
West Lafayette got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dawson Martin out in front who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Benny Speaker, who threw for 186 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Rensselaer Central and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for West Lafayette, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Rensselaer Central will challenge Tipton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tipton's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Rensselaer Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West Lafayette, they will welcome Lafayette Central Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 984 yards in their previous games.
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