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Dripping Springs upsets Lake Travis in Texas high school district clash

No. 21 Cavaliers take second loss of season — this time to a district foe

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Dripping Springs took an early lead and didn't let go in a 24-6 upset of Lake Travis in a Week 9 Friday night showdown near the top of the District-6A, Region IV standings. 

The Tigers built a 21-0 lead, scoring in each of the first three quarters. Lake Travis put six on the board late, but it wasn't enough. 

Fans cleared out well before the final horn.

Lake Travis and Dripping Springs both entered the matchup 4-1 in district play. Westlake leads the district with an undefeated record. 

The Cavaliers, the No. 21 overall team in Texas, entered Friday night's matchup with Dripping Springs with one marquee win on the season, scoring a Week 2 upset of No. 16 Cibolo-Steele.

Dripping Springs is coming off a Week 8 game in which it led nationally ranked Westlake before falling late. 

This story will be updated.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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