Two dominant signal callers in Kayla Lichaa and Hannah Orton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The San Mateo Bearcats will head out on the road to square off against the Sequoia Ravens at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sequoia took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on San Mateo, who comes in off a win.
San Mateo's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Wednesday, when they got past Aragon's usually-dominant defense. The Bearcats took down the Dons 33-18. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
San Mateo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Addison Busse and Prisha Prasad.
Meanwhile, Sequoia didn't have quite enough to beat Galileo on Thursday and fell 35-33. The Ravens have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
San Mateo will need to focus on slowing down Madeleine Briant, one of several Sequoia players who made an impact when they last played. She picked up 87 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Jamie Elkington also helped out with an impressive 141 receiving yards.
Sequoia's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for San Mateo, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
San Mateo was able to grind out a solid win over Sequoia when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 20-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bearcats 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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