Soccer Recap: Santa Margarita Comes Up Short

Eagles

Previous 6 Games

01/29/25 vs Orange Lutheran	0-2
01/24/25 vs St. John Bosco	0-0
01/22/25 @ Mater Dei	2-5
01/17/25 vs Servite	1-2
01/15/25 vs JSerra Catholic	0-2
01/10/25 @ Orange Lutheran	1-1

Santa Margarita has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the eighth. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orange Lutheran Lancers on Wednesday. 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 Lancers are ranked 26th).

Santa Margarita's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-3. As for Orange Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Margarita will head out to square off against JSerra Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. JSerra Catholic will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Santa Margarita surely won't give up without a fight. Orange Lutheran has already played their next match (against Servite), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.