Santa Maria has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lompoc Braves at 8:00 p.m.
Santa Maria is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lompoc on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Maria was outmatched by Lompoc on the road and fell 40-8. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Braves are ranked 180th).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lompoc's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Isabelle Morales. She is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as she's now defended at least one in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Santa Maria's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Lompoc, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
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