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Boys Basketball: Santa Margarita 66, Servite 39

Trinity League: Eagles bounce back from loss to Mater Dei by getting a big game from their big man, Joe Furstinger.


Joe Furstinger scored 25 points and had five rebounds to lead Santa Margarita Catholic to a 66-39 Trinity League victory Friday over Servite. 

Furstinger, a 6-foot-8 forward who collected a team-high seven rebounds, connected on 10 of 13 shots from the field and four of five from the free-throw. Santa Margarita (11-4) won at home by scoring twice as many points as the Friars in the first and second quarters to build a 29-14 halftime lead. 

Sjur Berg, who made six of seven from the field, scored 15 and Devonte Klines had seven assists.

The Eagles bounced back after losing to Mater Dei on Wednesday, 71-49, a game in which they trailed 44-43 going into the fourth quarter.

Santa Margarita plays host to Orange Lutheran on Wednesday.


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