University is on a three-game streak of home losses, St. Margaret a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The University Trojans will welcome the St. Margaret's Tartans at 7:00 p.m. University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, University ended up a good deal behind Woodbridge and lost 70-55.
| 01/30/25 @ Woodbridge | 19 |
| 01/10/25 vs Laguna Beach | 17 |
| 01/03/25 @ Mission Viejo | 13 |
| 02/02/24 @ Laguna Hills | 12 |
| 11/26/24 @ Beckman | 10 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Eli Pretto, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Shervin Moarrefian, who posted 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Margaret's suffered their biggest loss since December 29, 2023 on Thursday. They were dealt a 74-42 defeat at the hands of Irvine. While losing is never fun, the Tartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Vaqueros are ranked 116th).
St. Margaret's loss dropped their record down to 8-18. As for University, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
University didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Margaret's in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. Does University have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Margaret's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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