Soccer Recap: Santa Maria Victorious

Santa Maria and Golden Valley combined for 11 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. The Santa Maria Saints came out on top in a nail-biter against the Golden Valley Bulldogs, sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Saints, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

They hit Golden Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Geovani Cabrera, Nathan Gomez, and Jose Morales.

The victory got Santa Maria back to even at 2-2-1. As for Golden Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-2.

Santa Maria will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Nipomo at 1:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025. As for Golden Valley, they will challenge Firebaugh at 8:30 a.m. on Friday.