California High School Basketball - Santa Ynez can't hold off Santa Maria
February 1, 2023: Santa Maria, CA 93454 The Santa Ynez Pirates basketball team (Santa Ynez, CA), was nudged 38-35 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA)
The Saints now sport a 18-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Templeton for a Ocean battle on Friday, February 3. Santa Maria will battle a Eagles team coming off a 43-27 league loss to Lompoc (Lompoc, CA). The Eagles record now stands at 7-13.
The Pirates (8-17) will now prepare for their battle against Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, CA). The Panthers come into the Ocean battle with a 7-15 record. In their last battle, Pioneer Valley was nudged by Paso Robles (Paso Robles, CA), 51-37, in a league battle.