Football Preview: Lake Travis Cavaliers vs. San Marcos Rattlers
The Lake Travis Cavaliers will square off against the San Marcos Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Travis has three straight victories, San Marcos has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
San Marcos better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lake Travis really get things going. Lake Travis put the hurt on Midland Legacy with a sharp 41-20 win on Friday. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Rebels are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vann Hopping had a dynamite game for Lake Travis, rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Hopping's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Lake Travis' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Midland Legacy's QB won't forget Pierce Atkins anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Lake Travis got some further help from Gus ?Bus? Cordova: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss) which he returned for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, San Marcos lost 40-17 to Wagner on Friday.
Lake Travis' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for San Marcos, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Lake Travis against San Marcos when the teams last played back in September of 2021 as the squad secured a 45-6 win. Does Lake Travis have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Marcos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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