Lafayette Christian Academy faced Carencro in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Bears 41-38. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lafayette Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylon Walker, who rushed for 143 yards and one score on only 12 carries, and also threw for 119 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Walker's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Caiden Bellard was another key back, rushing for 164 yards and one TD while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lafayette Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lafayette Christian Academy's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. In that department, Jayden Arceneaux was the leader with four sacks.
Lafayette Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Carencro, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lafayette Christian Academy will host Westgate at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Carencro, they will be playing at home against Zachary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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