Burlingame suffered their biggest loss since November 10, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against the San Mateo Bearcats, falling 35-10. The Panthers lost against the Bearcats in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 17-14 score last time.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Levitt, who threw for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards. The dominant performance gave Levitt a new career-high in rushing yards. Burlingame also got a significant boost from Lucas Kirk, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Emmanuel J Fitzgerald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry for San Mateo.
Burlingame's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for San Mateo, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Burlingame will welcome North Salinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for San Mateo, they will head out to face off against Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something San Mateo surely won't give up without a fight.
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