The Central Valley Christian Cavaliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Santa Maria Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central Valley Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lompoc a 6-0 shutout. Give the Cavaliers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Lompoc from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Emerson Kroeze led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Santa Maria entered their tilt with Santa Ynez on Wednesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Pirates. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Pirates are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alianna Montes, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Santa Maria squad sat out for Wednesday's contest. With Montes sitting this one out, Noemi Arias got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 34.6).
Santa Maria pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those eight matches. As for Central Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
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