The San Marcos Academy Bears will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Faith Academy Flames at 7:00 p.m. 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 out to prove that what happened against Valor Preparatory Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. San Marcos Academy came up short against Valor Preparatory Academy, falling 73-47. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on October 4th (34), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, San Marcos Academy saw an underclassman step up: Major Howard threw for 135 yards and four touchdowns. David Followell was in the mix too, 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.
Meanwhile, Faith Academy scored the most points they've had all season two weeks ago, but it wasn't enough. They fell to Cherokee 99-93. The Flames just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
San Marcos Academy's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Faith Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
San Marcos Academy came up short against Faith Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 46-36. Can San Marcos Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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