San Marcos is still searching for its first district win of the season as the Lady Rattlers fell to the Converse Judson Rockets in a 54-22 loss.
Head coach Jermaine Ervin’s team was dealing with some key injuries to both senior leaders Amiya Moore and Saylor Upshaw. The Lady Rattlers missed the senior duo during Friday’s game against the Rockets, especially when it comes to their leadership skills.
“Amiya Moore is very important to us,” Ervin said. “With a group composed of freshmen and sophomores, that senior leadership really embodies what our team is made of. She affected the program from the varsity level to the freshman level. Everybody respects her and she gives them words of wisdom and encouragement. So to not have your backbone is tough. We have that next girl mentality but there is no next Amiya Moore. Then on top of that, Saylor Upshaw was dealing with some knee issues from the Steele game. As you could see, she couldn’t quite get that lift up.”
