A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the San Mateo Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Terra Nova is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Terra Nova is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Menlo-Atherton on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Terra Nova was beaten by Menlo-Atherton 40-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Mateo). They breezed by Summit Shasta to the tune of 46-13 on Monday. With that victory, the Bearcats brought their scoring average up to 25.9 points per game.
San Mateo found their leader in sophomore Kayla Lichaa, who threw for 114 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Lichaa is becoming a predictor of San Mateo's success: when she posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 9-4 (and 0-3 when she doesn't).
Lichaa was just one part of a punishing run game: San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
San Mateo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Amara Vendel-Williams, Destina Zhou, and Lulu Bertolina picked up one apiece.
Terra Nova's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for San Mateo, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Terra Nova won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by San Mateo 13-12. Does Terra Nova have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Mateo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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