Santa Maria and Agua Dulce are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Santa Maria Cougars will be playing at home against the Agua Dulce Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Maria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had just enough and edged Kaufer out 38-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Agua Dulce had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They took down the Buckaroos 43-27.
Agua Dulce's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Santa Maria, their victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-8.
Santa Maria was taken down by Agua Dulce 60-22 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Agua Dulce's Avery Calvez, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Now that Santa Maria knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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