San Marcos kicks off 2019 with rivalry game at Hays

San Marcos begins its 2019 season with a rivalry game. 

The Rattlers travel a short 20 miles to take on the Hays Rebels on Friday at Bob Shelton Stadium in Buda at 7:30 p.m. Although this is only the second matchup between the two schools in the last seven years, San Marcos knows how important this game is to the community. 

“It’s definitely a rivalry both community-wise and everything,” head coach Mark Soto said. “You know, the daddies all played each other. So daddies are telling their sons, ‘Hey, this is a big game, this a big game,’ which it is. The first game in 2019, and then it’s a rivalry game. It’s a game that Texas needs quite frankly, you know, it’s just one of those great storied rivalries.”