The Lafayette Rams will challenge the Petersburg Crimson Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lafayette has ten straight wins, Petersburg has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Lafayette was able to grind out a solid victory over Poquoson, taking the game 14-6. The 14-point effort marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Petersburg might've scored the first points on Thursday, but it was Thomas Dale who claimed the real prize. The game between Petersburg and Thomas Dale wasn't particularly close, with Petersburg falling 21-6. Despite 105 more yards than the Knights, the Crimson Wave couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Petersburg's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Stanley Green Jr, who threw for 274 yards and a touchdown, and Demerrion Moss, who picked up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Green Jr's aerial production (91 yards to be exact) also went to Taurin Ruffin.
Lafayette's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.4 points. As for Petersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Lafayette against Petersburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, as the squad secured a 49-8 victory. Will Lafayette repeat their success, or does Petersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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