On Tuesday night, the San Marcos Rattlers hosted the Austin Vandegrift Vipers in an early season non-district test to help prepare the team for the rest of the season. Even though the result was a 2-0 defeat in favor of the Vipers, Rattler Head Coach Conrado Reyes was pleased with how his team came out and competed for 80 minutes against a talented Vandegrift team.
“I think we played really well, this was a very good team that beat Lake Travis, who are the defending state champions,” Reyes said. “The way we played tonight definitely shows we are young but we are growing and we are in the right spot for the season. I scheduled really hard teams in the beginning because I want this team to be ready when we get into district play.”
The Rattlers were able to hold off a charging Vipers team through the first half, keeping the score notched at zero at the break. Despite getting nine shots on freshman goalkeeper Diego Hernandez, he was able to come up with big saves, keeping his San Marcos team in the game.
