The San Mateo Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Terra Nova Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. San Mateo will be strutting in after a victory while the Tigers will be coming in after a defeat.
San Mateo had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 58-50 victory over South San Francisco on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Terra Nova was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 55-51 to the Dons.
San Mateo's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Terra Nova, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
San Mateo came up short against the Tigers when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Terra Nova's Vinny Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Now that San Mateo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
