The Lafayette Commodores will take on the PURE Academy Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette will be strutting in after a victory while PURE Academy will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Lafayette didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hernando, but they still walked away with a 17-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Commodores.
Lafayette can attribute much of their success to Luke Anderson, who rushed for 61 yards and one TD on only seven carries, and Kamaron Pritchard, who rushed for 59 yards and one score. Pritchard didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lafayette was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, PURE Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to Christian Brothers on the road by a 21-7 margin. The Royals were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
PURE Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lafayette, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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