The Santa Maria Saints will face off against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Maria is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Santa Maria will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Santa Ynez, who they had gone 0-8-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Santa Maria put the hurt on Santa Ynez with a sharp 5-1 win on Tuesday. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Pioneer Valley was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. They and Cabrillo finished up their game with a 0-0 draw.
Santa Maria has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 14 matches. Pioneer Valley's draw gives them a new season record of 5-7-3.
Santa Maria came out on top in a nail-biter against Pioneer Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Will Santa Maria repeat their success, or does Pioneer Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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