The St. Margaret's Tartans will take on the Irvine Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Margaret's has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Irvine will arrive with four straight victories.
On Friday, St. Margaret's came up short against Laguna Beach and fell 62-55. The Tartans were up 50-36 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Irvine over Sage Hill in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Vaqueros blew the Lightning out of the water with a 71-44 final score. The Vaqueros pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lightning had little chance of recovering from.
Irvine's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for St. Margaret's, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
St. Margaret's took a serious blow against Irvine in their previous meeting back in January of 2025, falling 74-42. Thankfully for the Tartans, Cooper Stearns (who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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