Santa Margarita lost against Mater Dei two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Santa Margarita Eagles came up short against the Mater Dei Monarchs, falling 56-36. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Monarchs are ranked first).
Santa Margarita's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8. As for Mater Dei, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
Santa Margarita will square off against Orange Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mater Dei, they will challenge JSerra Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mater Dei knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully JSerra Catholic likes a good challenge.
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