San Mateo and Carmel squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but San Mateo had to settle for second. They took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carmel Padres. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (35), the Bearcats still had to take the loss.
San Mateo lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cameron Palma, who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel J Fitzgerald, who rushed for 215 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, San Mateo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 461 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
San Mateo's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Carmel, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
San Mateo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carmel, they will challenge Hollister at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Hollister likes a good challenge.
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