San Mateo came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Terra Nova Tigers as they made off with a 27-7 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bearcats also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Emmanuel J Fitzgerald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Cameron Palma, who rushed for 68 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terra Nova only rushed for 98.
San Mateo wouldn't let Terra Nova keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. San Mateo can thank Ricky Gomez and Logan Jandu for forcing both of them.
San Mateo's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Terra Nova, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats takes on Half Moon Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Mateo's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Half Moon Bay's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Terra Nova, they will head out to face off against Carlmont at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
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