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| 12/10/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 12/08/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 12/06/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 12/07/21 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 02/13/20 - Neutral | 3-2 W |
Santa Maria has gone a perfect 5-0 against Golden Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Santa Maria Saints will venture away from home to challenge the Golden Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Maria took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past San Luis Obispo 3-2.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 2-0 shutout. Even though the Bulldogs got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Francisco Morales was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Anthony Munoz and Anthony Soto scored both of Golden Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Golden Valley's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five contests. As for Santa Maria, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Santa Maria beat Golden Valley by a goal in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Maria since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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