Orange Lutheran managed to keep up with Mater Dei until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Orange Lutheran Lancers came up short against the Mater Dei Monarchs, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Monarchs are ranked second).
Orange Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-3. As for Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Orange Lutheran wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 6-1 win against St. John Bosco on the 22nd. As for Mater Dei, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against Santa Margarita on the 22nd.
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