Football Game Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. Steele Knights

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 5:34am

Football Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. Steele Knights

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San Marcos is 0-4 against Steele since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The San Marcos Rattlers will venture away from home to challenge the Steele Knights at 7:30 p.m.

San Marcos is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Judson at home and fell 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 758th, while the Rockets are ranked 341st).

Meanwhile, Steele entered their tilt with Judson last Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Rockets for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-3 win on the road. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.

San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Steele, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

San Marcos took a serious blow against Steele when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 45-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point San Marcos was down 21-0.

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