A feisty cat fight is on tap when the San Mateo Bearcats duke it out with the Terra Nova Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as San Mateo comes in on nine and Terra Nova on three.
Last Wednesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, San Mateo beat Oceana 38-33. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Sharks are ranked 1156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Terra Nova didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Capuchino on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory.
San Mateo better focus on containing Mariyah Mahasin and Gabby Dyogi as the pair were huge in Terra Nova's win. Mahasin posted nine points and seven boards, while Dyogi put up seven points and three steals. Dyogi has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lilyanna Carpenter, who had three points and seven rebounds.
Terra Nova smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matches.
San Mateo pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Terra Nova, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
San Mateo didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Terra Nova in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 41-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Terra Nova's Reese Kelley, who scored 16 points and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Mateo still be able to contain Kelley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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