The JSerra Catholic Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Mater Dei Monarchs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mater Dei took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on JSerra Catholic, who comes in off a win.
JSerra Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Orange Lutheran, who was ranked 20th at the time (JSerra Catholic was ranked 14th). JSerra Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Orange Lutheran a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result kept the Lions happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 28, 2024.
Gabriella Szczuka was the driving force of JSerra Catholic's attack as she scored both of JSerra Catholic's goals, bringing her season total up to four goals.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Margarita. That's two games in a row now that the Monarchs have lost by exactly two goals.
JSerra Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven games. As for Mater Dei, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-4.
JSerra Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Mater Dei in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for JSerra Catholic since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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