Santa Maria Saints (Santa Maria, CA) backers left the game pleased Monday as they saw their softball squad thwart the visiting Valley Christian Academy Lions (Santa Maria, CA), 22-12 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Santa Maria upgrades its record to 6-10 on the year. The Saints travel to San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) to play the Tigers in a CCAA - Ocean game on Tuesday, May 6. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 12-9. San Luis Obispo won 18-0 in their recent league game against Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez, CA)

The Lions now own a 4-8 record.