Dripping Springs is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Lake Travis is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dripping Springs Tigers will host the Lake Travis Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dripping Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Lake Travis likes a good challenge.
While Dripping Springs' victory against Bowie wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Dripping Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Bowie on Friday, sneaking past 38-35.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Maddox Maher and Cruz Tello. Maher had a great game and threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Meanwhile, Tello was balling out in the loss, throwing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dripping Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lake Travis was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Del Valle 56-7 at home. Considering the Cavaliers have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Travis' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Vann Hopping, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and Chaston Ditta, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Dripping Springs' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Lake Travis, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Dripping Springs has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lake Travis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Dripping Springs strolled past Lake Travis in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-6. Will Dripping Springs repeat their success, or does Lake Travis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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