The Pioneer Valley Panthers will square off against the Santa Maria Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pioneer Valley took on San Luis Obispo on Thursday. Pioneer Valley fell just short of San Luis Obispo by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Santa Maria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Paso Robles. That's two games in a row now that the Saints have lost by just one goal.
Pioneer Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3-2. As for Santa Maria, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-2.
Pioneer Valley took their victory against Santa Maria when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pioneer Valley since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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