The San Mateo Bearcats will venture away from home to square off against the Los Altos Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Los Altos took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on San Mateo, who comes in off a win.
San Mateo took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Mountain View with points to spare, taking the game 28-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Mateo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Logan Davis, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Cameron Palma, who rushed for 91 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 391 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Los Altos was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against Menlo School, falling 56-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 688th, while the Knights are ranked 252nd).
San Mateo's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Los Altos, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
San Mateo couldn't quite finish off Los Altos in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. Can San Mateo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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