Santa Maria is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Pioneer Valley a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Santa Maria Saints will welcome the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Santa Maria's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cabrillo on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Conquistadores. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 879th, while the Conquistadores are ranked 408th).
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 49-7 loss at the hands of Righetti. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-7.
Pioneer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Santa Maria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Santa Maria beat Pioneer Valley 23-13 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Panthers' Pepe Gonzalez, who rushed for 159 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Saints to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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