La Villa is 0-10 against Santa Maria since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The La Villa Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Santa Maria Cougars at 7:45 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: La Villa has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Santa Maria will arrive with three straight victories.
La Villa suffered their biggest defeat since December 16, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Kaufer 82-49.
Meanwhile, Santa Maria slipped by Agua Dulce 40-39 on Friday.
La Villa bumped their record down to 1-20 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Santa Maria, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-11 record this season.
La Villa couldn't quite finish off Santa Maria in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 and fell 53-51. Can La Villa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
