Mater Dei lost against Santa Margarita two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mater Dei Monarchs were just a hair shy of victory and fell 27-26 to the Santa Margarita Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Eagles are ranked seventh).
Despite the loss, Mater Dei still got an impressive performance from Kendra Hansen, who threw for 195 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 115 yards on only nine carries. Hansen is becoming a predictor of Mater Dei's success: when she posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-2 (and 2-8 when she doesn't). Allison Jimenez was in the mix as well, providing Mater Dei with two touchdowns.
It was another big night for Madi Lam, who threw for 137 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 62 yards for Santa Margarita. The dominant performance gave Lam a new career-high in rushing yards.
Mater Dei has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season. As for Santa Margarita, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mater Dei has already played their next matchup, a 34-20 win against Foothill on the 9th. As for Santa Margarita, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 32-14 loss against Orange Lutheran on the 10th.
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