Lake Travis put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Dripping Springs Tigers 49-21 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Chaston Ditta continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 230 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Josiah Thomas was in the mix as well, providing Lake Travis with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Lake Travis' defense made their presence known, laying out Maddox Maher. five times. Gus ?Bus? Cordova was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Lake Travis got some further help from Merrick Kays: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Dripping Springs' loss came despite strong showings from Maher and Mateo Perez. Maher rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, while Perez rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Perez was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Lake Travis pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Dripping Springs, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Lake Travis will challenge Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Travis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Westlake likes a good challenge. As for Dripping Springs, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Del Valle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dripping Springs is facing Del Valle at the right time seeing as Del Valle is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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