Soccer Recap: Friday's Win Is Santa Maria's 12th in Last 13 Outings

Saints

Margin (Wins)

12/20/24 vs Firebaugh	12
12/05/24 @ Laguna Blanca	11
12/12/24 @ McFarland	10
12/02/24 vs Mission College Prep	8
12/06/24 @ Hoover	6

Santa Maria hadn't done well against Nipomo recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went the Santa Maria Saints' way against the Nipomo Titans as the Santa Maria Saints made off with a 4-0 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by three goals or more this season.

Lucero Abundiz and Darlyn Santiago Sanchez scored all four of Santa Maria's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.

Santa Maria is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 13 games. As for Nipomo, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-14-1.

Santa Maria wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next match, a 5-1 win against Santa Ynez on the 21st. As for Nipomo, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 loss against Morro Bay on the 21st.