With a playoff game on the line, Lake Travis rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the East Central Hornets 52-7. Considering the Cavaliers have won 11 games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Vann Hopping was his usual excellent self, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 95 yards. Chaston Ditta was another key player, throwing for 315 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Travis wouldn't let East Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Travis can thank Will Grant and Merrick Kays for forcing both of them. Kays has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 12 times he's played.
Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Lake Travis, bringing their record for this year to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for East Central, they moved to 9-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Lake Travis will take on Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westlake will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Lake Travis surely won't give up without a fight. East Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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