The Lake Travis Cavaliers will take on the Westlake Chaparrals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Travis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by East Central to the tune of 52-7. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Hornets are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vann Hopping continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 95-yard run. Lark Sidle did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 116 receiving yards.
Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lake Travis wouldn't let East Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Travis can thank Will Grant and Merrick Kays for forcing both of them. Kays has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 12 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Westlake came tearing into Friday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jaguars 52-14.
Rees Wise went supernova for Westlake, rushing for 40 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 139 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes. Sebastian Henault was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Westlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nathan Kay and George Jones Lll.
The win was the fifth in a row for Lake Travis, bringing their record for this year to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Westlake, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Lake Travis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lake Travis came up short against Westlake in their previous meeting back in October, falling 28-16. Can Lake Travis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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