The Santa Maria Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses apiece.
Santa Maria is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cabrillo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Maria was beaten by Cabrillo 38-3.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-7, which was the final score in Pioneer Valley's tilt against Righetti on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while the Warriors are ranked 293rd).
Santa Maria's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Pioneer Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1.
Santa Maria took their victory against Pioneer Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 32-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Maria since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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