A victory for San Marcos Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Valor Preparatory Academy Knights, falling 73-47. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, San Marcos Academy saw an underclassman step up: Major Howard threw for 135 yards and four touchdowns. David Followell was in the mix as well, providing San Marcos Academy with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, San Marcos Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
San Marcos Academy dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
San Marcos Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Faith Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos Academy is facing Faith Academy at the right time seeing as Faith Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, they will be playing at home against Azle Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valor Preparatory Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Azle Christian likes a good challenge.
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