The East Central Hornets will face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Lake Travis likes a good challenge.
East Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 37-30 win over Weslaco. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Panthers are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Travis came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Jaguars to the tune of 55-27. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Vann Hopping, who rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Chaston Ditta, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Travis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Lake Travis, their record is now 11-1.
East Central was dealt a bruising 56-14 loss at the hands of Lake Travis in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can East Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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