Orcutt Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Santa Maria is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orcutt Academy Spartans will host the Santa Maria Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Orcutt Academy earned a 61-54 win over Dunn.
Meanwhile, Santa Maria beat Pioneer Valley 83-71 on Friday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 540th, while the Panthers are ranked 1088th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Maria has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.6 points per game. As for Orcutt Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Orcutt Academy came up short against Santa Maria in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 76-72. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Maria's Johnathan Lupercio, who posted 28 points along with five assists and five steals. Now that Orcutt Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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