The Snake Pit was packed with anticipation on Tuesday as Lake Travis and San Marcos — who had one District 26-6A loss between the two — were set to play for a chance inch closer to the district title. The Rattlers entered the game riding a four-game winning streak while the Cavaliers were coming off a close loss to Austin Westlake on Friday.
The visitors got hot in the first quarters, draining 4-4 shots from outside the arc and opening with a 15-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. It had San Marcos playing catchup for most of the rest of the game. The hosts nearly rallied from trailing by double digits, but ran out of time to pull off the comeback, resulting in a 63-49 loss.
“I’m extremely proud of the guys for fighting back,” head coach Dan Miller said. “And (Lake Travis is) a tough team to come back against because they’re very patient. It’s a team you’d like to get a lead (against) early in the game, but it went the other way. But when we were down in the fourth quarter, our guys never gave up.”
