The Lafayette Christian Academy Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Dunham Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lafayette Christian Academy sitting on three straight wins and Dunham on 12.
Lafayette Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Notre Dame.
Braylon Walker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of Walker's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to 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 also made five total tackles, which is notable because Lafayette Christian Academy is 4-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-4 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Dunham never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Parkview Baptist 42-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by 40 points or more so far this season.
Dunham's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.6 points per game. As for Lafayette Christian Academy, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Everything came up roses for Lafayette Christian Academy against Dunham in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 49-14 win. Does Lafayette Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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