Softball Recap: Mater Dei Drops Highest Score of Season Against Santa Margarita
By Team Reports
Apr 30, 2025, 12:42am
Softball Recap: Mater Dei Monarchs vs. Santa Margarita Eagles

Monarchs
04/29/25 @ Santa Margarita | 13 |
03/29/25 vs Dana Hills | 10 |
03/24/25 vs Fountain Valley | 10 |
03/22/25 vs San Juan Hills | 8 |
04/08/25 vs Santa Margarita | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Dei). Everything went their way against the Santa Margarita Eagles on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Monarchs needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 18-3 Orange Lutheran and 12-11 JSerra Catholic (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 67.7% over those games). As for Santa Margarita, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mater Dei will take on JSerra Catholic at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The last six games the Lions have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Santa Margarita, they will challenge Orange Lutheran at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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