West Lafayette kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Harrison Raiders. If the Red Devils were looking for revenge after losing 30-22 to the Raiders when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the loss, West Lafayette still got an impressive performance from Kojo Steffey, who rushed for 102 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and one touchdown. The Red Devils also got help from Fielder Melchi, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Harrison had a senior duo take command as Channing Glick picked up 174 receiving yards and three TDs and Lannon Nicoloff threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes.
Looking ahead, West Lafayette will be playing at home against McCutcheon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Harrison, they will head out to square off against Plainfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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