Football Preview: Westlake Chaparrals vs. Dripping Springs Tigers
The Westlake Chaparrals will venture away from home to challenge the Dripping Springs Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westlake is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Westlake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Del Valle onto the board and left with a 77-0 win on Friday. Given the Chaparrals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cardinals are ranked 510th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westlake can attribute much of their success to Grady Bartlett, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Elijah Clark was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 163.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
Westlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Bellinghausen and Forrest Breyfogle.
Meanwhile, Dripping Springs took their match two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 49-17 victory over Del Valle. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Maddox Maher was his usual excellent self, throwing for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 67 yards on only five carries. Merrik Bloomgren was in the mix as well, providing Dripping Springs with two touchdowns.
Westlake's record now sits at 9-1. As for Dripping Springs, their record is now 7-2.
Westlake was able to grind out a solid win over Dripping Springs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 27-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dripping Springs' Jack Tyndall, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westlake still be able to contain Tyndall? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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