Soccer Recap: Santa Paula Finds Playoff Glory Versus Nogales

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 vs Malibu	6
01/13/25 vs Carpinteria	5
11/18/24 vs Royal	4
02/13/25 vs Nogales	3
01/17/25 vs Nordhoff	3

Santa Paula had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Nogales Nobles onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Santa Paula has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those ten games. As for Nogales, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.

Coming up, Santa Paula will take on Palmdale at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Palmdale will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Santa Paula surely won't give up without a fight. Nogales does not have any more games scheduled as of now.