The San Mateo Bearcats will head out to take on the Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when San Mateo duked it out with Burlingame on Friday. The Bearcats fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. While the Bearcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-20 in the first set.
San Mateo took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 15-5.
Elliott Kim
| 05/02/25 @ Burlingame | 29 |
| 04/29/25 @ Mills | 19 |
| 04/15/25 @ St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 23 |
| 04/11/25 @ Hillsdale | 16 |
| 04/10/25 vs Aragon | 12 |
| + 17 more games |
Despite the loss, San Mateo had strong showings from Elliott Kim, who had 29 digs, and Aaron Guo, who had 31 kills, six digs, and three blocks. With that strong performance, Kim is now averaging an impressive 10.8 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Lincoln entered their tilt with Archbishop Riordan on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Crusaders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since April 12th.
Lincoln wouldn't go down easily and took Archbishop Riordan into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 15-25, 21-25, 15-8.
Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 29-5. As for San Mateo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11.
San Mateo was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 3-1. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
