Lake Travis has gone 7-0 against Bowie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lake Travis Cavaliers will head out to face off against 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. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan King, who rushed 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 managed a 28-24 win 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. Bowie also got a significant boost from Kayson Mathabela, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Lake Travis' record now sits at 4-0. As for Bowie, their record now sits at 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Lake Travis against Bowie in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 66-14 victory. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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