Preview: San Marcos Academy Bears vs. Lifegate Christian Falcons
San Marcos Academy is 3-0 against Lifegate Christian since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The San Marcos Academy Bears' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lifegate Christian Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on December 15th.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-37, which was the final score in San Marcos Academy's tilt against St. Stephen's Episcopal on Monday. While losing is never fun, San Marcos Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1234th, while St. Stephen's Episcopal is ranked 255th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lifegate Christian beat First Baptist Academy 54-49 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lifegate Christian.
San Marcos Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lifegate Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
San Marcos Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Lifegate Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, sneaking past 48-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Marcos Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
