West Point has gone 9-0 against Lafayette recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Point Green Wave will venture away from home to face off against the Lafayette Commodores at 7:00 p.m. West Point will be strutting in after a victory while Lafayette will be coming in after a loss.
West Point's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Clarksdale as West Point made off with a 21-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Wave.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 35-21 fall against Pontotoc. While losing is never fun, the Commodores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Warriors are ranked 48th).
West Point now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for West Point against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Point since the team 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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