Commodores fall to Wildcats on the road
Published 9:47 pm Thursday, October 10, 2024
By Adam Brown
Sports writer
The Lafayette Commodores traveled to face the Clarksdale Wildcats Thursday night, where they fell 34-14.
Lafayette’s record drops to 0-6 overall and 0-1 in region play.
Neither team managed to score in a defensive first quarter.
Clarksdale broke the deadlock in the second quarter with a touchdown and a successful two-point conversion, taking an 8-0 lead.
Lafayette responded as Nick Thompson hit Charon Bell for an 85-yard touchdown. After the extra point, the score tightened to 8-7 in favor of Clarksdale.
At halftime, the Wildcats held on to their narrow 8-7 lead.
Clarksdale extended their advantage in the third quarter with another touchdown, though the two-point conversion attempt failed after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Clarksdale went up 14-7 over the Commodores.
Lafayette went three-and-out and punted the ball back to Clarksdale. The Wildcats took the ball down the field and found the end zone to go up 20-7 over the Commodores.
Lafayette answered early in the fourth quarter when Thompson ran in a two-yard touchdown, making the score 20-14.
Clarksdale answered with a touchdown as they drove down the field and was capped off by a two-yard run. The Wildcats scored a two-point conversion to go up 28-14.
Clarksdale intercepted a pass by Thompson and returned it for a touchdown to secure the 34-14 victory.
The Commodores return to home next Friday when they will play host to West Point, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.