Football Preview: San Marcos Royals vs. Santa Margarita Eagles
The San Marcos Royals are on the road again on Saturday to play the Santa Margarita Eagles at 3:00 p.m. San Marcos' defense has only allowed 9.5 points per game this season, so Santa Margarita's offense will have their work cut out for them.
San Marcos is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Oxnard just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They and the Yellowjackets were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 19-18 defeat.
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita faced JSerra Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. Santa Margarita was just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to JSerra Catholic. Despite 85 more yards than the Lions, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Santa Margarita got top-tier performance from Madi Lam, who threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards on only seven carries. Lam has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played.
San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Santa Margarita, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5.
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