Football Preview: San Marcos Rattlers vs. Johnson Jaguars
The San Marcos Rattlers will venture away from home to challenge the Johnson Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, San Marcos was beaten by Lake Travis 62-13. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Johnson's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 49-34 to Dripping Springs. The Jaguars have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Johnson might have lost, but man, Kael Hatnot was a machine: he rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Hatnot has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Isaak, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Johnson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
San Marcos' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Johnson, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
