Rockwall was the 59-35 winner over Lake Travis when they last played one another back in September of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Rockwall Yellowjackets fell just short of the Lake Travis Cavaliers by a score of 45-42 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.
Jamir Wilson and Landyn Locke certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Wilson rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, while Locke threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Rockwall also relied on Wilson, who's 47-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Camron Marsh also helped out with an impressive 108 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Rockwall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Chaston Ditta had a dynamite game for Lake Travis, throwing for 361 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Vann Hopping helped Ditta out on the ground, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Rockwall's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Lake Travis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rockwall will take on Lewisville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lake Travis, they will challenge Midland Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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