Kayla McGarity leads a balanced attack to beat La Vernia

By Team Reports Dec 15, 2023, 10:41am

Recap: San Marcos HomeSchool Panthers vs. La Vernia Bears

The San Marcos HomeSchool Panthers came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 55-47 win over La Vernia. Given San Marcos HomeSchool's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while La Vernia is ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Marcos HomeSchool to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayla McGarity, who scored 24 points. The matchup was McGarity's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Beck, who scored 15 points.

San Marcos HomeSchool is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for La Vernia, their loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Marcos HomeSchool will be staying on the road on January 9, 2024 to face off against Cornerstone Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024. La Vernia and St. Anthony will face off at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. St. Anthony has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.