Football Preview: San Marcos Academy Bears vs. Saint Mary's Hall Barons
The San Marcos Academy Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Saint Mary's Hall Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
San Marcos Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hill Country Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that San Marcos Academy blew Hill Country Christian out of the water with a 67-18 final score. The Bears pushed the score to 61-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had no chance of recovering from.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Major Howard and his top target Daniel Yates. Howard threw for 169 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Yates gained 98 total yards and three touchdowns. Yates didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended a pass. Another player making a difference was David Followell, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
San Marcos Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rye Roberts and Caleb Armstrong.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's Hall was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Valor Preparatory Academy 70-25 on the road.
San Marcos Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Saint Mary's Hall, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
San Marcos Academy beat Saint Mary's Hall 41-32 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Marcos Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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