The Santa Maria Saints football team (Santa Maria, CA), was beaten 26-7 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting East Bakersfield Blades (Bakersfield, CA)

The Blades (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Golden Valley (Bakersfield, CA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Golden Valley was beaten by Sunnyside (Fresno, CA), 64-0, in a non-league challenge.

The Saints now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host San Marcos for a non-league challenge on Friday, August 25. Santa Maria will meet a Royals team coming off a 56-6 non-league win over Knight (Palmdale, CA). The Royals record now stands at 1-0.