Molina scores hat trick in draw with Rangers

The final buzzer sounded and the Rattlers were crestfallen.

The scoreboard inside San Marcos Toyota Rattler Stadium showed San Marcos 3, Smithson Valley 3 – a valiant effort in the Rattlers’ final home game on Friday. But the hosts needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Sophomore Melvin Molina laid on the field for a bit after the clock reached zero. Head coach Lisa Mazur picked him up and put her arm around him as the two joined the rest of the team on the sideline.