Soccer Recap: Santa Margarita Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Foothill	8
12/07/24 vs La Serna	6
12/03/24 vs El Toro	6
12/21/24 @ Centennial	5
01/07/25 vs Trabuco Hills	4

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Santa Margarita had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Oaks Christian Lions a 3-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.

The win was the fifth in a row for Santa Margarita, bringing their record for this year to 17-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Oaks Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-2.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Margarita beat Oaks Christian by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.