A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marin Catholic comes in on six and Cardinal Newman on eight.
Marin Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rancho Cotate 30-0. The squad ran away with 28 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Cardinal Newman over San Marin in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cardinal Newman blew San Marin out of the water with a 31-3 final score. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Cardinal Newman found their leader in freshman Tino Retamoza, who threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jonah Bertoli was Retamoza's top target, picking up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Marin Catholic pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Everything went Marin Catholic's way against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Marin Catholic made off with a 24-3 win. Will Marin Catholic repeat their success, or does Cardinal Newman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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