Santa Maria gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 15-14 victory over the La Villa Cardinals. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 30-19 loss the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Daniel Martinez had a dynamite game for Santa Maria, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown. Luis Otero did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 101 receiving yards.
Santa Maria is taking a road trip to take on Bruni at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Santa Maria focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for La Villa, they will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against Lyford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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