Santa Margarita has won three straight games at home, while Santiago has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Santa Margarita Eagles will welcome the Santiago Sharks at 5:00 p.m.
Santa Margarita is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past San Marcos 2-1.
Meanwhile, Santiago faced Oaks Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Santiago who was credited with the victory. Santiago got it done in the shootout by posting seven goals to Oaks Christian's six. One seems to be a good number for the Sharks as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Santiago has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. Santa Margarita's victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
Santa Margarita was able to grind out a solid win over Santiago in their previous meeting on Friday, winning 4-2. Does Santa Margarita have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santiago turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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