Bowie hasn't had much luck against Lake Travis recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bowie Bulldogs' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Bowie didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Judson with a 28-24 win on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Rockets are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cruz Tello, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Kayson Mathabela, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lake Travis put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to San Marcos for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-13 victory at home. The matchup marked the Cavaliers' most dominant win of the season so far.
A big part of Lake Travis' victory came down to the chemistry between Chaston Ditta and his top target Patrick Colby. Ditta threw for 189 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes while Colby picked up 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan King, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Bowie's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lake Travis, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Bowie was dealt a bruising 66-14 loss at the hands of Lake Travis in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ditta, who threw for 336 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Now that Bowie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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