The Unity Christian Lions will head out to challenge the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games dating back to last season.
Unity Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They walked away with a 7-0 win over Horizon Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian faced Holy Ground Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lafayette Christian put the hurt on Holy Ground Baptist Academy with a sharp 38-16 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Jonathan Ross and David Karvelas were among the main playmakers for Lafayette Christian as the former picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Ross got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 79 yards.
Another reason for the win was Lafayette Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Eli Carroll with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Unity Christian's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Lafayette Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Lafayette Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 30-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lafayette Christian's Ephraim Snyder, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Unity Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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