Carmel is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while San Mateo is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carmel Padres will host the San Mateo Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully San Mateo likes a good challenge.
Carmel will head into Friday's game having proved themselves against Pacific Grove: Carmel took a 21-point defeat the last time they faced off against Pacific Grove, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Pacific Grove , sneaking past 44-41. Given the Padres' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Breakers are ranked 514th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, San Mateo hadn't done well against Burlingame recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went San Mateo's way against Burlingame as San Mateo made off with a 35-10 victory. That looming 35-10 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bearcats yet this season.
San Mateo wouldn't let Burlingame keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. San Mateo can thank Yianni Fitzgerald and John Juarez for forcing both of them.
Carmel's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for San Mateo, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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