Lake Travis's and Midland Legacy's game on Friday was close at halftime, but Lake Travis turned on the heat in the second half with 20 points. The Lake Travis Cavaliers were the clear victor by a 41-20 margin over the Midland Legacy Rebels. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Rebels are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vann Hopping was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he now rushed for 109 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Lake Travis' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Pierce Atkins was especially locked on to Midland Legacy's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Midland Legacy's side was Gus ?Bus? Cordova, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Midland Legacy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Andrew Hodge, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hodge a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Mckenzie Rogers, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for Lake Travis, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. As for Midland Legacy, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Lake Travis will welcome San Marcos at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Travis has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 137 points over their last three matches. As for Midland Legacy, they will venture away from home to square off against Abilene on Friday. One thing working in Abilene's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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