JSerra Catholic is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Santa Margarita is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The JSerra Catholic Lions will welcome the Santa Margarita Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. 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 fell victim to Mater Dei and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Monarchs are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita entered their matchup against Orange Lutheran on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Santa Margarita fell just short of Orange Lutheran by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Eagles' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Santa Margarita fell to 12-1-2. As for JSerra Catholic, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1-1 and their overall record down to 12-5-2.
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