The Lafayette Christian Cougars waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Praise Academy by a score of 65-52. That's another feather in the cap for Lafayette Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lafayette Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joshua Zapata, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. Zapata has been hot recently, having posted 24 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bruno Tellez, who scored 19 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Lafayette Christian pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points per game. As for Praise Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Lafayette Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against the at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Praise Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
