The Andrean Fighting 59ers are taking a road trip to face off against the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Andrean is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Bremen onto the board and left with a 35-0 victory. Give the Fighting 59ers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Andrean can attribute much of their success to Brady Elish, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Central Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 60-6 win over North Montgomery.
Lafayette Central Catholic's defense stepped up as well, laying out Jack Warren. eight times. Ryan Delgatto was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up seven sacks himself.
Lafayette Central Catholic's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.7 points per game. As for Andrean, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Andrean strolled past Lafayette Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 by a score of 30-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Andrean since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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