Dusting off an easy 71-41 win against Lockhart at the Snake Pit Tuesday night, the San Marcos High School boys basketball team appears to hold a firm grip on a playoff spot. The win moved the Rattlers up to 6-3 in District 17-4A and 16-13 overall.

The San Marcos High School boys basketball team ended up having to earn its fifth straight win twice Tuesday night, but ultimately finished the job with a 56-48 overtime win against Lehman in the Snake Pit. The Rattlers had to regain their composure after Lehman, trailing 38-21 through three quarters, battled back to a 42-42 tie at the final regulation time buzzer.

However the San Marcos High School boys basketball team handled the first three quarters Monday night in Seguin, they lost that handle in the fourth quarter.

The San Marcos High School boys basketball team won a nail biter last Friday night against Georgetown, while the Rattlers girls team lost in a route against Akins.

The San Marcos High School boys basketball team beat Schertz Clemens Tuesday night, while the girls lost to Class 3A power Lytle.

Unable to keep up with Cibolo Steele’s speed and quickness, the San Marcos High School boys basketball lost for the first time this season, 67-43 at the Snake Pit Friday night.

Aaron Canady kept San Marcos alive with a late three-pointer Friday night, then the Rattlers beat Hays, 38-34, in overtime Friday night at the Snake Pit, edging themselves a little closer to the high school basketball playoffs.