It’s been a struggle defending the perimeter this season.
San Marcos had been giving up 91 points per game in its last four matchups and most of that stems from not being able to fully execute defending the 3-ball. At least four teams have hit more than seven 3s on the team and New Braunfels continued to exploit the Rattlers’ weakness, knocking down eight outside shots en route to defeating San Marcos 65-56 inside the Snake Pit.
“It’s tough. Some of them were open but a lot of them were pretty well contested, they just shot the ball well. They’re in the gym just putting up shots, so it shows,” head coach Steven Pinchback said. “It’s nothing you can really do. They hit a lot but (our players have) just gotta get used to seeing that and knowing how to stay attached a little bit better. It’s just things we gotta work on. ‘Your guy’s hitting shots, what are you gonna do to stop them?’ So we have to take it a little more personal.”
