With a playoff win on the line, Santa Margarita rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Newport Harbor Sailors 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
Santa Margarita is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Newport Harbor, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 22-7.
Coming up, Santa Margarita will take on Huntington Beach at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.5, the Oilers 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Newport Harbor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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