San Marcos has reached the postseason for the first time in four years.
Since 2018, it’s been a struggle for the Rattlers to make it over the hump and into a playoff appearance. In 2019, they went through a rebuild with players leftover from the previous postseason’s success. In 2020, the season was cut short by COVID before even hitting district play. Last season they would’ve made an appearance but the last-minute result of a district game that didn’t even include the Rattlers shattered their hopes.
This year, on the backs of multiple underclassmen, San Marcos (16-15-1, 8-6 District 26-6A) jumped into the UIL playoffs as the No. 4 seed against Round Rock Westwood (21-6, 11-3 District 25-6A).