The St. Margaret's Tartans will square off against the University Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, 2025 welcomed St. Margaret's with a 61-36 loss courtesy of Capistrano Valley. The game marked the Tartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost to Mission Viejo on the road by a 54-39 margin. The Trojans were down 40-18 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
St. Margaret's will need focus on slowing down Eli Pretto, one of several University players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 13 points along with eight boards and three steals. Those 13 points gave Pretto a new career-high. Shervin Moarrefian was another key player, putting up 15 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Margaret's and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
St. Margaret's didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against University in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was University's Christian Debarge, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 26 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for St. Margaret's to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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