A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against the Marin Catholic Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marin Catholic is hoping to do what San Marin couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cardinal Newman's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Cardinal Newman blew past San Marin 31-3. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Mustangs are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tino Retamoza was his usual excellent self, throwing for 304 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Jonah Bertoli was Retamoza's top target, picking up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Marin Catholic owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They claimed a resounding 30-0 victory over Rancho Cotate. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 28 point advantage.
Cardinal Newman's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Marin Catholic, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Cardinal Newman suffered a grim 24-3 defeat to Marin Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Cardinal Newman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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