After a short break, it's finally time for some more action. The Santa Maria Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Maria will be strutting in after a victory while Pioneer Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Santa Maria's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Mt. Whitney. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley scored first but ultimately less than Kerman in their contest two weeks ago. They fell 4-2 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Lions are ranked 170th).
Santa Maria is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those nine matches. As for Pioneer Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4-2.
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