Football Preview: Los Altos Eagles vs. San Mateo Bearcats
The Los Altos Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the San Mateo Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Los Altos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Menlo School on Friday. They were outmatched by the Knights at home and fell 56-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 688th, while the Knights are ranked 252nd).
Meanwhile, San Mateo strolled past Mountain View with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-10.
San Mateo's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Logan Davis, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Cameron Palma was another key player, rushing for 91 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Los Altos now has a losing record at 1-2. As for San Mateo, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Los Altos came out on top in a nail-biter against San Mateo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. Will Los Altos repeat their success, or does San Mateo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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