The San Mateo Bearcats will face off against the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. San Mateo is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
San Mateo's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Jefferson 27-0 at home. That looming 27-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bearcats yet this season.
San Mateo found their leader in underclassman Kayla Lichaa, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of her passes. Lichaa has become a key player for San Mateo: the team is 5-1 when she posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale fell victim to Mills and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 34-0. While losing is never fun, the FIGHTING KNIGHTS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Vikings are ranked 87th).
San Mateo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Hillsdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
San Mateo came up short against Hillsdale in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 20-7. Can San Mateo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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