GRR: Lake Travis
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.
Austin, Texas high school team Lake Travis will kick it all off this weekend with a trip to Louisiana to take on New Orleans Jesuit and Brother Martin.
For Lake Travis this will be a new start after last year's abbreviated season that was made all the more frustrating because they felt they had a very strong team.
Paced by three tries from No. 8 Charle Cross, Lake Travis moved to 3-0 in the Rugby Texas league with a 19-10 defeat of Rock Rugby Friday night.
Lake Travis has had to work hard to rebuild a backline after much of that unit graduated in the spring. But Head Coach Rick Medina has gone back to the basics and made sure he can fold in a new cadre of players. It’s working.
It's a competitive field in Rugby Texas this year and this past weekend's results change nothing about that.
Cy Fair won their second game in league play with a close victory over St. Pius X, while Katy also has that same 2-0 record against the same opponents, St. Pius X and St. Thomas. However, Katy was busy playing the Kansas City Junior Blues this week (a 40-24 loss).
Westlake HS defeated Lake Travis Thursday night in a meeting of two teams 5-0 in league play in Rugby Texas Boys HS action.
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