Basketball Recap: Santa Ynez Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Ynez can now relate to. They lost 58-36 to the Immanuel Eagles on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered since January 28th.

Leading Immanuel to victory were Kiera Thomas and Jenna Goertzen. Thomas posted 16 points and six steals, while Goertzen scored 16 points and four steals. Thomas has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ainsley Jackson, who earned eight points and three steals.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 vs Immanuel	36-58
02/20/25 vs Torres	49-42
02/18/25 vs Coalinga	48-33
02/14/25 vs Pioneer Valley	52-33
02/11/25 @ Templeton	53-66

Santa Ynez moved to 17-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Immanuel, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Santa Ynez nor Immanuel have any future games scheduled.