The Santa Margarita Eagles will head out to take on the JSerra Catholic Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
JSerra Catholic will have to contend with a Santa Margarita team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since the eighth. Santa Margarita took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orange Lutheran 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 104th, while the Lancers are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Mater Dei 1-0. The Lions had to overcome some adversity as Liam Johnson and Brody Martinez were both handed red cards.
JSerra Catholic's one-goal win came courtesy of Gavin Allegaert, who's now up to 13 this season.
JSerra Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Santa Margarita, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-3.
Santa Margarita came up short against JSerra Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Santa Margarita avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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