Football Preview: Lake Travis Cavaliers vs. Del Valle Cardinals
Lake Travis has gone 8-0 against Del Valle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Travis Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Del Valle Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Travis has five straight wins, Del Valle has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lake Travis is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Bowie: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lake Travis blew Bowie out of the water with a 44-6 final score. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lake Travis relied on the efforts of Vann Hopping, who rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Chaston Ditta, who threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns. Hopping's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Lark Sidle was Ditta's top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Lake Travis wouldn't let Bowie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Easton Aird, Cooper Webb, and Merrick Kays picked up one apiece. Aird is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Del Valle fell victim to Bowie and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 144th).
Lake Travis pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Del Valle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Lake Travis against Del Valle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 45-0 win. Will Lake Travis repeat their success, or does Del Valle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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