The Santa Margarita Eagles (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) basketball crushed the visiting JSerra Catholic Lions (San Juan Capistrano, CA), 70-49 in Friday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 15-3 record. They play next when they travel to Orange Lutheran for a Trinity bout on Wednesday, January 15. Santa Margarita will play a Lancers team coming off a 63-31 non-league win over Central (El Centro, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 13-7.

With the loss, JSerra Catholic falls to 16-4 on the campaign. The Lions host Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) to play the Monarchs in a Trinity bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Monarchs go into the bout with a record of 14-4. Mater Dei won 62-59 in their recent league bout against St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)