AUSTIN — The emotions after the Rattlers’ first game of the season were the complete opposite after San Marcos’ playoff game Tuesday night.
To open the year, San Marcos traveled to Round Rock Westwood looking to start its new system and culture under first-year head coach Dan Miller. The team succeeded, defeating Westwood in a tough 69-61 win. After the game, the Rattlers were smiling, optimistic about the long season ahead of them while the Warriors had to go back to the drawing board in search of its first win. Each team went through its season only getting better from its first game and they combined to finish with a 57-15 record.
San Marcos and Westwood met again in the first round of the UIL 6A playoffs on Tuesday at Austin High. The Rattlers made an 11-point second-half comeback to take the lead with 1.7 seconds left. But San Marcos left the gym somber, in shock and distraught, walking away with a 59-58 season-ending loss.
