Santa Maria hasn't had much luck against Three Rivers recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Santa Maria Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Three Rivers Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Santa Maria challenged Skidmore-Tynan on Friday. Everything went Santa Maria's way against Skidmore-Tynan as Santa Maria made off with a 38-16 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Santa Maria's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Daniel Martinez, who gained 186 total yards and two touchdowns, and Miguel Alaniz, who threw for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Martinez got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 51 yards.
Meanwhile, Three Rivers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Kaufer to the tune of 67-0. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 53-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seahawks had no chance of recovering from.
Cody Sells was his usual excellent self, throwing for 115 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Xavier Carranza made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Santa Maria's record is now 7-1. As for Three Rivers, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Things could have been worse for Santa Maria, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Three Rivers in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Santa Maria, Brandon Conn (who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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