The Lake Travis Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Austin Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Travis will be strutting in after a win while Austin will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Travis took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Akins as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Given Lake Travis' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Akins are ranked 281st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Bowie.
Lake Travis' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four contests. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Lake Travis skirted past Austin 3-2 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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