Two dominant signal callers in Madi Lam and Kendra Hansen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Margarita Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mater Dei Monarchs at 5:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Santa Margarita 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 (Santa Margarita was ranked sixth). The Eagles came up short against the Lions on Tuesday, falling 20-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Even if they lost, Santa Margarita's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gia Hinman.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The game between the Monarchs and La Habra didn't end well, with the Monarchs falling 25-6.
Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Santa Margarita, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
Everything came up roses for Santa Margarita against Mater Dei when the teams last played last Tuesday, as the team secured a 37-8 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Monarchs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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