The Lake Travis Cavaliers will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Rockwall Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake Travis is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Martin. Lake Travis blew past Martin 51-12 on the road on Friday. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Warriors are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vann Hopping was a one-man wrecking crew for Lake Travis as he rushed for 182 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hopping's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaston Ditta, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Rockwall gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They came out on top against Berkner by a score of 38-27.
Jamir Wilson had a dynamite game for Rockwall, rushing for 256 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
Wilson wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lake Travis suffered a grim 59-35 defeat to Rockwall when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will Lake Travis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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