Mater Dei is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while JSerra Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mater Dei Monarchs will host the JSerra Catholic Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If JSerra Catholic heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Mater Dei took over last week. Mater Dei put the hurt on Servite with a sharp 4-1 win on Friday. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Friars are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mater Dei used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Servite. Devin Madero played for 80 minutes having averaged 51.4 this season and Ayden Romo got 80 vs. an average of 56.1. Romo made the most of the opportunity, putting up three assists A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic kept a clean sheet against Orange Lutheran on Friday. They blew past the Lancers 4-0. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly four goals.
They hit Orange Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jake Tatch, Brody Martinez, Gavin Allegaert, and Cameron Shafizadeh.
JSerra Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Mater Dei might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from JSerra Catholic in their previous matchup on January 10th. Will Mater Dei have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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