Football Preview: San Mateo Bearcats vs. Half Moon Bay Cougars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats challenges the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Mateo will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, everything went San Mateo's way against Terra Nova as San Mateo made off with a 27-7 win.
It was another big night for Emmanuel J Fitzgerald, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Palma, who rushed for 68 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
San Mateo wouldn't let Terra Nova keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. San Mateo can thank Ricky Gomez and Logan Jandu for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins dating back to last season, Half Moon Bay's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They and Sequoia were almost perfectly matched up, but Half Moon Bay suffered a 21-20 defeat. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
San Mateo's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Half Moon Bay, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 6-1.
San Mateo took their win against Half Moon Bay in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 34-8. In that match, San Mateo amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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