The Santa Maria Saints will take on the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Santa Maria is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Righetti on Tuesday. Santa Maria fell 3-1 to Righetti. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Warriors are ranked 150th).
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo entered their game against Arroyo Grande on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. San Luis Obispo fell just short of Arroyo Grande by a score of 1-0.
Santa Maria's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9-2. As for San Luis Obispo, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-3.
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