The Unity Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Unity Christian will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Unity Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They came out on top against Horizon Christian Academy by a score of 7-0.
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 matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lafayette Christian relied on the efforts of Jonathan Ross, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and David Karvelas, who threw for 153 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Ross torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lafayette Christian's defense and their three sacks. Eli Carroll was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Unity Christian's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Lafayette Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Lafayette Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 30-22. 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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