Santa Maria has gone 4-0 against Carpinteria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Santa Maria Saints will be playing at home against the Carpinteria Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Santa Maria made off with a 38-37 win over Santa Ynez. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
Santa Maria's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aaliyah Juarez, who had 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, and Isabella Valencia, who had 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. With that strong performance, Juarez is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacqueline Paredes, who had five rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Carpinteria took their match two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 63-23 victory over Royal.
The win got Santa Maria back to even at 3-3. As for Carpinteria, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Santa Maria strolled past Carpinteria when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 53-36. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carpinteria's Armarisse Camargo, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Santa Maria to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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