Pioneer Valley was the 48-30 winner over Santa Maria when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Pioneer Valley Panthers took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Maria Saints on Friday.
Despite the loss, Pioneer Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mariah Cital posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Angel Cardenas, who scored seven points.
Brianna Hill continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Santa Maria, dropping a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds. Santa Maria is undefeated when Hill posts 20 or more points, but 6-16 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackelyn Quebrado, who put up ten points.
Pioneer Valley's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Santa Maria, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 11-16.
Pioneer Valley has already played their next contest, a 49-45 victory against Atascadero on the 11th. As for Santa Maria, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-41 loss against Nipomo on the 11th.
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