The Servite Friars are taking a road trip to take on the Mater Dei Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Servite is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: JSerra Catholic, who was ranked first at the time (Servite was ranked 23rd). Servite lost 4-0 to JSerra Catholic on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Friars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Monarchs have won nine matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Santa Margarita with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ayden Romo (2), Christian Sotomayor, Isaih Covarrubias, and Liam Pagel.
Servite's loss dropped their record down to 8-4-4. As for Mater Dei, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Servite suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Mater Dei in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Servite avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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