Lafayette Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 22-21 photo finish over the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles. This was payback for the Knights, who suffered a 27-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bobby Metzger threw for 232 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Hudson Gutwein was his top target, picking up 109 receiving yards. On the ground,
Mason Meister rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Guerin Catholic still got an impressive performance from Malcolm Houze, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 155 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jack Linden handled things on the ground, rushing for 103 yards.
Lafayette Central Catholic pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Guerin Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lafayette Central Catholic will square off against Delphi Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 11.9 points per game this season, so Delphi Community's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Guerin Catholic, they will challenge West Vigo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Guerin Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.9 points per game this season.
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