The Lafayette Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lafayette Christian Academy has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Lafayette Christian Academy came up short against Central and fell 31-22. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Wildcats are ranked fourth).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brayden Allen, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 67 yards. Brennan Walker also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 86 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Lafayette Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jaeden Winters was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
While Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Beau Chene 55-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Lafayette Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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