The Lafayette Christian Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Young Americans Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lafayette Christian sitting on five straight wins and Young Americans Christian on four.
Lafayette Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Central Christian, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Lafayette Christian was ranked seventh). Lafayette Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Central Christian 19-16.
A big part of Lafayette Christian's win came down to the chemistry between David Karvelas and his top target Connor Hudson. Karvelas threw for 111 yards and a touchdown while Hudson picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hudson was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 54 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Young Americans Christian). They blew past New Creation Christian Academy, posting a 48-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Young Americans Christian's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. New Creation Christian Academy's QB won't forget Joshua Blunt anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Lafayette Christian's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Young Americans Christian, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lafayette Christian has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Young Americans Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Lafayette Christian against Young Americans Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette Christian 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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