Basketball Game Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. Steele Knights

San Marcos is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Steele is on a 15-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The San Marcos Rattlers will welcome the Steele Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

San Marcos is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Judson just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Rockets, falling 63-27. The game marked the Rattlers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Steele suffered their closest loss since November 17, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Judson by a score of 43-40. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Rockets are ranked sixth).

Steele's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 18-5. As for San Marcos, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 18-6.

San Marcos was taken down by Steele 56-29 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will San Marcos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.