The Santa Maria Saints are taking a road trip to square off against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Santa Maria's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Tuesday, Santa Maria was fully in charge, breezing past Nipomo 74-35. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley ended up a good deal behind Righetti on Monday and lost 69-50. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1134th, while the Warriors are ranked 454th).
Santa Maria has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Pioneer Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Santa Maria was able to grind out a solid victory over Pioneer Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 70-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Maria since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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