Football Recap: Mt. Pleasant Sets Scoring Season-High Against Yerba Buena

Cardinals

Team Score (Highest)

10/24/25 vs Yerba Buena	38
09/19/25 vs Hill	28
10/16/25 @ Independence	20
10/03/25 @ Evergreen Valley	20
09/25/25 vs Prospect	7

Mt. Pleasant blew Yerba Buena out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Yerba Buena got their revenge. The Cardinals fell just short of the Aztec Warriors by a score of 40-38. On the bright side, the 38- point effort marked the Cardinals' highest-scoring matchup to date.

Mt. Pleasant lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was FNU Shaf, who rushed for 130 yards and one score while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Victor Ekwuru, who threw for 198 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Mt. Pleasant is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. As for Yerba Buena, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mt. Pleasant will square off against rival James Lick at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yerba Buena is set to face off against their familiar foe Prospect at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.