Santa Maria lost against Lompoc back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Santa Maria Saints were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 86-85 to the Lompoc Braves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (82), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Johnathan Lupercio
| 11/26/24 @ Valley Christian Academy | 40 |
| 12/27/24 vs Taft | 39 |
| 12/03/24 vs Morro Bay | 38 |
| 01/14/25 @ Orcutt Academy | 36 |
| 02/11/25 vs Lompoc | 34 |
| + 22 more games |
Santa Maria lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Johnathan Lupercio, who posted 34 points. He is becoming a predictor of Santa Maria's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 17-3 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Julius Medina was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine boards.
Santa Maria is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 20-8. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.7 points over those games. As for Lompoc, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 21-6 record this season.
Santa Maria has already played their next matchup, a 72-58 win against Liberty on the 15th. As for Lompoc, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-46 defeat against Ridgeview on the 15th.
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