The JSerra Catholic Lions will face off against the Santa Margarita Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. JSerra Catholic will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
JSerra Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Mater Dei, who was ranked second at the time (JSerra Catholic was ranked first). JSerra Catholic never let Mater Dei onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Gavin Allegaert, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Margarita has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the eighth. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Orange Lutheran on Wednesday.
JSerra Catholic's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matchups. As for Santa Margarita, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-3.
JSerra Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Santa Margarita in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Will JSerra Catholic repeat their success, or does Santa Margarita have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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