Softball Recap: Mater Dei Gets the Win

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Previous Games

04/11/25 - Home	3-1 W
03/25/25 - Away	5-0 W
04/16/24 - Away	6-9 L
03/19/24 - Home	0-1 L
04/19/23 - Away	0-6 L
+ 5 more games

Mater Dei won the last time they faced JSerra Catholic and things went their way on Friday too. The Monarchs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Lions. That's two games straight that the Monarchs have won by exactly two runs.

Mater Dei has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for JSerra Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mater Dei will challenge rival Orange Lutheran at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Monarchs 3.1, the Lancers 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic is set to face off against their familiar foe Santa Margarita at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Lions 1.9, the Eagles 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.