Santa Margarita is 1-9 against Mater Dei since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Santa Margarita Eagles will be playing at home against the Mater Dei Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Santa Margarita took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over JSerra Catholic.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Santa Margarita got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 15-10.
On Saturday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the court. Mater Dei had just enough and edged Marymount out 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Monarchs as they're now sitting on ten straight.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 24-26, 28-26.
Santa Margarita's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Mater Dei, their victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
Santa Margarita might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mater Dei when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Santa Margarita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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