Softball Game Preview: Mater Dei Monarchs vs. JSerra Catholic Lions

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Previous Games

04/11/25 - Home	3-1 W
03/25/25 - Away	5-0 W
04/16/24 - Away	6-9 L
03/19/24 - Home	0-1 L
04/19/23 - Away	0-6 L
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Mater Dei and JSerra Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Monarchs will take on the Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mater Dei 3.3, JSerra Catholic 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Mater Dei is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Santa Margarita 13-3 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Monarchs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Orange Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Liliana Escobar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, Annabel Raftery made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Mater Dei's victory bumped their record up to 15-10-1. As for JSerra Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.

Mater Dei skirted past JSerra Catholic 3-1 in their previous meeting on April 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Monarchs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.