On Friday, Lafayette Christian faced Holy Ground Baptist Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Lafayette Christian Cougars' way against the Holy Ground Baptist Academy Stallions as the Lafayette Christian Cougars made off with a 38-16 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Lafayette Christian was led to victory by Jonathan Ross and David Karvelas. Ross picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Karvelas threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Ross' longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Lafayette Christian wouldn't let Holy Ground Baptist Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lafayette Christian can thank Cody Batistini and Ross for forcing both of them. Batistini is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Eli Carroll was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lafayette Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Holy Ground Baptist Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Lafayette Christian will take on Unity Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Lafayette Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Holy Ground Baptist Academy, they will challenge Covington Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holy Ground Baptist Academy is facing Covington Academy at the right time seeing as Covington Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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