Preview: JSerra Catholic Lions vs. Santa Margarita Eagles
JSerra Catholic has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Santa Margarita Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (JSerra Catholic: 3.6, Santa Margarita: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, JSerra Catholic got themselves on the board against Mater Dei, but Mater Dei never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Monarchs out 1-0. That's two games straight that JSerra Catholic has won by just one run.
Not much got past Eva Hurtado, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Mater Dei off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Angelina Jimenez, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Santa Margarita's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of Orange Lutheran on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Santa Margarita in their matchups with Orange Lutheran: they've now lost six in a row.
JSerra Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Santa Margarita, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
JSerra Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Margarita in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will JSerra Catholic repeat their success, or does Santa Margarita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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