The Santa Maria Saints had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Notre Dame 30-27.
Santa Maria's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aaliyah Juarez , who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Brianna Vasquez was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 3 steals.
Santa Maria now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santa Maria will take on Taft at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Taft focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 35 on Friday. Notre Dame is on the road again on Saturday and play against East Bakersfield at 12:00 p.m. on December 2nd.
