Santa Maria lost to Santa Ynez last Friday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Santa Maria Saints escaped with a win against the Santa Ynez Pirates by the margin of a single free throw, 38-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
Aaliyah Juarez
| 12/02/24 @ Santa Ynez | 4 |
| 11/26/24 @ Valley Christian Academy | 1 |
| 11/23/24 vs Templeton | 1 |
| 11/23/24 vs Bishop Diego | 1 |
| 11/22/24 vs Santa Ynez | 1 |
Leading Santa Maria to victory were Aaliyah Juarez and Isabella Valencia. Juarez posted 17 points, to go along with five boards and four steals, while Valencia had 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. With that strong performance, Juarez is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Jacqueline Paredes, who put up five boards and five steals.
Rylan Agin and Helina Pecile certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Agin dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards, while Pecile dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Santa Ynez is undefeated when Pecile posts ten or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory got Santa Maria back to even at 3-3. As for Santa Ynez, their record now sits at 4-2.
Santa Maria didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-21 win against Carpinteria on the 4th. As for Santa Ynez, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 35-31 loss against San Marcos on the 5th.
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