Football Recap: Terra Nova Takes a Loss

Terra Nova suffered their biggest loss since October 19, 2023 on Friday. They lost 27-7 to the San Mateo Bearcats. The Tigers' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

Joey Donati threw for 159 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards. Ryan Cory was his top target, picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Zachary Perez rushed for 54 yards.

Emmanuel J Fitzgerald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for San Mateo, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. J Fitzgerald's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cameron Palma, who rushed for 68 yards.

Terra Nova's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for San Mateo, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.

Terra Nova will face off against Carlmont at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season. As for San Mateo, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats challenges Half Moon Bay 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.

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