The Mater Dei Monarchs routed the host JSerra Catholic Lions basketball team by a final score of 72-5 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Monarchs face the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish (Akron, OH) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 7. Mater Dei will attempt to move on its 14-2 season record. The Fighting Irish enter the game with a 9-2 record after their 47-32 non-league win over Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN).

With the defeat, JSerra Catholic moves to 0-3 on the year. The Lions travel to Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) to face the Eagles in a Trinity game on Friday, January 6. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 3-12. Santa Margarita lost 61-36 in their recent league game against Orange Lutheran (Orange, CA)