The San Marin Mustangs put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. They took down Tamalpais 42-28. Given San Marin's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Tamalpais is ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jake Son and Braden Young, Tamalpais certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. Son rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while Young threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Son was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
San Marin's win was their ninth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which bumped their overall record up to 8-0. As for Tamalpais, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
San Marin will take on Capital Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Capital Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Friday. As for Tamalpais, they will head out on the road to face off against Terra Linda at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
