Santa Margarita hasn't had much luck against Mater Dei recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Santa Margarita Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Mater Dei Monarchs at 6:00 a.m.
Santa Margarita is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Casteel, who was ranked fifth at the time (Santa Margarita was ranked 16th). Santa Margarita fell 2-0 to Casteel on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Eagles seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
While Santa Margarita was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei came tearing into Tuesday's match with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lions 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Monarchs have posted since September 17th.
While Mater Dei won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-9.
Layli Ostovar and Sam Capinpin were among the main playmakers for Mater Dei as the former had 15 kills, 12 digs, and two aces and the latter had six digs and four aces. Ostovar is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Santa Margarita's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Mater Dei, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Santa Margarita came up short against Mater Dei in their previous meeting last Thursday, falling 3-1. Can Santa Margarita avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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