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| 11/14/25 - Home | 42-10 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 32-40 L |
| 09/23/22 - Home | 31-39 L |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Marcos had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-10 victory over the Eagle Pass Eagles. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rattlers just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Justin Tardy, who rushed for 85 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and one TD. Jah'Marien Nichols was in the mix as well, providing San Marcos with one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something San Marcos proved: they limited Eagle Pass to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Darius Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. San Marcos is 5-1 when they shut down the run game so well.
San Marcos didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mason McGuire, Tardy, Kaden Joseph, and Henry Harris picked up one apiece. Izayah Young was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, forcing one fumble, and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Eagle Pass' loss came despite strong showings from Luis Flores and Jeremiah Silva. Flores rushed for 75 yards, while Silva picked up 55 receiving yards and one score.
San Marcos is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points on average over those games. As for Eagle Pass, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Looking ahead, San Marcos will head out on the road to challenge Edinburg at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eagle Pass does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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