Basketball Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. Bowie Bulldogs
The San Marcos Rattlers will face off against the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Marcos knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Bowie likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, San Marcos was able to grind out a solid win over Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin, taking the game 71-60. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Raptors are ranked 915th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bowie earned a 59-47 victory over LBJ Austin on Saturday.
Bowie has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for San Marcos, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7.
San Marcos didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bowie in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. Does San Marcos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bowie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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