Santa Margarita hasn't had much luck against Orange Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Santa Margarita Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Lutheran Lancers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Santa Margarita is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since January 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They took a blow against Mater Dei, falling 74-26. 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 43rd, while the Monarchs are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran came up short against JSerra Catholic on Tuesday and fell 53-46.
Santa Margarita's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Orange Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Santa Margarita suffered a grim 69-47 defeat to Orange Lutheran in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Santa Margarita avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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