The Lafayette Lions will take on the St. Thomas More Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Lafayette and Sulphur had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Lions really took it to the Golden Tors for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-14 win. The Lions pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Tors had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Thomas More, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Vermilion 55-7. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won five in a row.
St. Thomas More's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Lafayette, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Lafayette was taken down by St. Thomas More 63-10 in their previous meeting back in August of 2018. Thankfully for the Lions, Caleb Holstein (who threw for 244 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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