Soccer Game Preview: Santiago vs. Santa Margarita

The Santiago Sharks will square off against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Santiago sitting on three straight wins and Santa Margarita on five.

Santiago is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Harvard-Westlake a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won ten games by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Santa Margarita faced Oaks Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Santa Margarita narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Oaks Christian 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Santa Margarita's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Santiago, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.