After both having extra time off, the San Mateo Bearcats and the Overfelt Royals will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Mateo is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
San Mateo will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 33) and last Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 41-38 win from a begrudging Bearcats squad. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since January 12th.
Meanwhile, Overfelt played a tough contest two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Eastside College Prep an easy 33-8 win. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1047th, while the Panthers are ranked 465th).
San Mateo's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Overfelt, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for San Mateo against Overfelt in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 55-26 win. Will San Mateo repeat their success, or does Overfelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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