The Unity Christian Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games dating back to last season.
Unity Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They walked away with a 7-0 win over Horizon Christian Academy.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Christian faced Holy Ground Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lafayette Christian blew past Holy Ground Baptist Academy 38-16. Considering the Cougars have won four games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jonathan Ross and David Karvelas were among the main playmakers for Lafayette Christian as the former picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Ross' longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Lafayette Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Eli Carroll was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Unity Christian pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lafayette Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unity Christian beat Lafayette Christian 30-22 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lafayette Christian's Ephraim Snyder, who rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Unity Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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