San Mateo is 1-9 against Burlingame since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The San Mateo Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Burlingame Panthers at 11:00 a.m. San Mateo's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Burlingame's offense will have their work cut out for them.
San Mateo will head out to face Burlingame after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. San Mateo fell to Sequoia 13-7. The Bearcats' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 47 points the game before, Burlingame was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 21-7 to Capuchino. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Burlingame didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Flood and Luke Dimech.
San Mateo's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Burlingame, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Saturday's contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Emmanuel J Fitzgerald and Lucas Kirk. J Fitzgerald just won't slow down this season and has averaged 124.1 rushing yards per game. Kirk has been a dominant force too and has averaged 73.3 rushing yards per game.
San Mateo skirted past Burlingame 17-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Mateo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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