San Marcos troubled by Lake Travis in 45-6 district-opening loss

San Marcos head coach John Walsh knew his team couldn’t give Lake Travis the ball freely.

Heading into the week, the Rattlers’ offensive mindset was not to score the ball every time they got possession. It was to force the Cavaliers’ defense to work harder than they had all season to get the ball.

The plan fell apart early in the game as the Lake Travis defense came up with multiple takeaways in the first half and never looked back, giving the No. 10 team in the state a 45-6 bounce back win in the district opener against San Marcos (1-3, 0-1 district) inside San Marcos Toyota Rattler Stadium.