Soccer Game Preview: Servite vs. Santa Margarita

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01/17/25 - Away	2-1 W
01/19/24 - Away	2-1 W
01/03/24 - Home	5-3 W
01/27/23 - Away	2-1 W
01/11/23 - Away	2-1 W
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Servite has gone 8-0-2 against Santa Margarita recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Servite Friars will be playing at home against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 3:15 p.m. Servite will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.

Servite is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Orange Lutheran a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Friars with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Santa Margarita has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 8. They came up short against JSerra Catholic on Friday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Lions are ranked first).

Santa Margarita's loss dropped their record down to 9-8-3. As for Servite, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5-4.

Servite beat Santa Margarita by a goal in their previous meeting back in January, winning 2-1. Will Servite repeat their success, or does Santa Margarita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.