PFLUGERVILLE- Lake Travis ventured Friday to ‘The Pfield’ to take care of business against an improved Hendrickson Hawks. The Cavaliers were also looking for an answer to their early defensive struggles, giving up an average of 47 points per game which would put pressure on the offense to outscore people.
In the end, the Cavs’ defense answered the call as Lake Travis shut out the Hawks 48-0 in their final pre-district tuneup.
Both defenses started off with an uncompromising mindset. Hendrickson began the game with possession of the ball and faced a Cavalier defense seemed determined to prove the critics wrong. Lake Travis was able to shut down the Hawks quickly and put the ball back in the hands of the explosive Cavalier offense. They would strike quickly as quarterback Matthew Baldwin managed to connect with receiver Garrett Wilson for two straight touchdowns.
There was a promising drive for Hendrickson in the first half when quarterback Blaine Barker let a deep pass fly into the end zone. That pass was intercepted by Max Foit and halted the Hawks momentum on offense. Lake Travis took advantage of the turnover quickly, as Baldwin found Kyle Wakefield for another score to extend the lead to 21-0. After another Cavalier interception, Baldwin finished the first half by hitting Wilson once again for a 70-yard touchdown heading into halftime.
The second half was about taking care of business with Hudson Card moving to quarterback to finish the game. Lake Travis finished their game with a 52-yard field goal by University of Texas commit, Cameron Dicker to finish the scoring.
“We knew that they were going to come out fighting,” said Lake Travis cornerback Nathan Parodi “I didn’t expect any less effort from our team.”
Feature Photo by Haley Whitt and Mary Lynne Larson, TexasHSFootball.com
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