Lafayette has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Jessamine Colts at 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat DeSales on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 38-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Lafayette fell just short of DeSales by a score of 17-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Jessamine). They claimed a resounding 49-13 victory over Green County on the road.
Bragdon Welch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Cooper Swaim, who threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Lafayette dropped their record down to 1-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Jessamine, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Lafayette came up short against West Jessamine in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Jessamine's Gabriel Smith, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 54 yards and a touchdown. Now that Lafayette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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