The Unity Christian Lions will venture away from home to square 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 contest 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. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 22 points or more this season.
Lafayette Christian's success was spearheaded by 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.
Lafayette Christian's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Eli Carroll with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Unity Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Lafayette Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Unity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Lafayette Christian in their previous meeting 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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