The Mission Viejo Diablos will take on the Santa Margarita Eagles in a holiday battle at at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Mission Viejo's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Ana on Friday. The Diablos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita had just enough and edged Huntington Beach out 2-1 on Monday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Oilers are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Santa Margarita, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Mission Viejo came up short against Santa Margarita in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Mission Viejo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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