Spectators at Friday's league match between the Templeton Eagles (Templeton, CA) and the visiting Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA), witnessed Templeton's softball squad tip Santa Maria by a count of 8-1.

The Eagles now sport a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Cabrillo for a Los Padres match on Tuesday, April 7. Templeton will face a Conquistadores squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Morro Bay (Morro Bay, CA). The Conquistadores record now stands at 11-1.

With the loss, Santa Maria moves to 0-11 on the season. The Saints host Righetti (Santa Maria, CA) to face the Warriors in a non-league match on Saturday, April 4. The Warriors go into the match with a record of 8-5. Righetti won 2-1 in their recent league match against Nipomo (Nipomo, CA)

Hinton held the visiting Saints hitless through 4 2/3 innings to pick up the win. Templeton scored two in the second after Dutra was hit by a pitch and came around to score on a hit by Mosher. Mosher later scored on a wild pitch. The Eagles went big in the third after Roberts led off with a single and went to third on a double by Kimbriel. Villars follwed with a sacrifice fly and Dutra knocked in Kimbriel with a single. Bollman and Mosher followed with singles and later scored. Templeton's final run came in the fourth when Baxley led off with a walk and came around to score on a blistering single by Johnson.