The Santa Maria Cougars will head out to face off against the Kaufer Seahawks at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Maria will be strutting in after a victory while Kaufer will be coming in after a loss.
Santa Maria took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 32-23 win over Ben Bolt. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Kaufer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Freer, falling 59-23. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1556th, while the Buckaroos are ranked 712th).
Kaufer's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Santa Maria, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-8.
Santa Maria took a serious blow against Kaufer in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 48-21. Can Santa Maria avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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