The Lake Travis Cavaliers will take on the East Central Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Lake Travis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 55-27 win over Johnson. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won ten contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Vann Hopping was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Chaston Ditta, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Central beat Weslaco 37-30 on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Panthers are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Lake Travis, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Everything came up roses for Lake Travis against East Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 56-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Travis since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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