Is Lake Travis back as a contender in Texas? The answer is probably yes and perhaps more so with a loss this past weekend than an opening win the week before.
Strake Jesuit defeated Lake Travis 40-24 in Texas league play and that was a good win for Strake, but it was also a bit of notice that Lake Travis is right there.
"Lake Travis did a good job of scouting us and they are extremely well coached," said Strake Head Coach Jason Kimball.
Lake Travis ran out to a 12-0 lead, executing their game plan well, and it took a long time for Strake to get on the scoreboard. Finally, with halftime looming sophomore flyhalf Fran Moretti scrambled in to make it 12-7.
"We made adjustments at the break and brought on two impact reserves—senior lock Dylan Bentsen and junior center Charlie Mohr," added Kimball.
Strake scored 19 straight points and took a 26-12 lead. It was then that the lightning came in and everyone had to leave the field for a time. When they came back Lake Travis had found their feet a little bit and both teams scored two tries to end it 40-26.
For Strake, senior flankers Elijah Uyenco and Dimi Bernitsas were very good while senior wing Charlie Nedwed had an overall solid outing and scored a crucial try—chasing a kick and, when the ball was kept in play, gathered and raced in.
Moretti has been in excellent form the last two games.
