Football Game Preview: Steele Knights vs. San Marcos Rattlers

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

Football Preview: Steele Knights vs. San Marcos Rattlers

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Steele is 4-0 against San Marcos since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Steele Knights will welcome the San Marcos Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Steele has three straight wins, San Marcos has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Steele is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Judson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Steele blew Judson out of the water with a 56-3 final score. Considering the Knights have won five matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, a victory for San Marcos just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 55-3 defeat at the hands of Judson. The Rattlers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-0.

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

Everything came up roses for Steele against San Marcos when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-6 victory. In that game, Steele amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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