Santa Maria entered their game against Coastal Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Santa Maria Saints fell 69-62 to the Coastal Christian Conquerors. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Saints came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Conquerors are ranked 911th).
Santa Maria's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3. As for Coastal Christian, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Santa Maria won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Nipomo at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Coastal Christian, they will head out to challenge Templeton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
