Football Preview: Lake Travis Cavaliers vs. Bowie Bulldogs
Lake Travis is 7-0 against Bowie since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Travis Cavaliers will challenge the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Lake Travis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by San Marcos at home to the tune of 62-13 on Thursday. Considering the Cavaliers have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Lake Travis' victory came down to the chemistry between Chaston Ditta and his top target Patrick Colby. Ditta threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes while Colby picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Logan King was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
While Bowie didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 28-24 W over Judson on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Rockets are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cruz Tello, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Kayson Mathabela handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Bowie's defense stepped up as well, laying out Elijah Favela. four times. Judson's QB won't forget Sean Dougherty anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Dougherty is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Bowie got some further help from Reagan Cooper: he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Lake Travis' record is now 4-0. As for Bowie, their record now sits at 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Travis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bowie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 175.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Lake Travis against Bowie in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tello, who rushed for 18 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 234 yards on 16 of 25 attempts. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Travis still be able to contain Tello? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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