The Santa Barbara Dons will square off against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Santa Barbara hadn't beaten Ventura on the road since January 6, 2018 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Dons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Cougars. The victory was all the more spectacular given Santa Barbara's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 615th, while Ventura are ranked 277th).
Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Toads get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. St. Bonaventure wouldn't have won without Masiah Merricks, who scored the game-winner.
Santa Barbara's victory bumped their record up to 7-9-3. As for St. Bonaventure, their win bumped their record up to 10-7-1.
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