Soccer Game Preview: Santa Maria vs. Righetti

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Santa Maria is 9-1 against Righetti since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Santa Maria Saints will be playing in front of their home fans against the Righetti Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Righetti is facing Santa Maria at the wrong time: Santa Maria suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Saints couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Righetti hasn't lost a match since December 7, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and Pioneer Valley finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Their goal came courtesy of Jose Ibarra, who's now up to four this season.

With that draw, Righetti's record moves to 13-1-4. As for Santa Maria, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4-2.

Santa Maria was able to grind out a solid win over Righetti in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Santa Maria repeat their success, or does Righetti have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.