Football Preview: Lake Travis Cavaliers vs. Dripping Springs Tigers
The Lake Travis Cavaliers will take on the Dripping Springs Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Lake Travis at home against Del Valle as the squad secured a 56-7 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
Vann Hopping and Chaston Ditta were among the main playmakers for Lake Travis as the former rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Dripping Springs had just enough and edged Bowie out 38-35 on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Maddox Maher and Cruz Tello. Maher had a great game and threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Meanwhile, Tello was balling out in the loss, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Lake Travis' victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Dripping Springs, their record is now 6-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Travis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dripping Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 175.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lake Travis lost to Dripping Springs on the road by a decisive 24-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dripping Springs' Jack Tyndall, who rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown. Now that Lake Travis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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