Sequoia hasn't had much luck against San Mateo recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sequoia Ravens will venture away from home to square off against the San Mateo Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Sequoia sitting on four straight victories and San Mateo on six.
Sequoia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 25-7 win over Milpitas on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jordan Crockett V continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Crockett V is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 109 every time he's taken the field this season.
Sequoia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 89.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 209.2.
Sequoia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Randy Nunez and James Lundell. Lundell also snagged an interception, which is notable because Sequoia is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when San Mateo challenged Half Moon Bay on Friday. San Mateo walked away with a 30-20 win over Half Moon Bay.
Cameron Palma went supernova for San Mateo, rushing for 105 yards on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Sequoia back to even at 4-4. As for San Mateo, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sequoia has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Mateo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 331.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sequoia ended up a good deal behind San Mateo when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 21-7. Can Sequoia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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