The Santa Maria Saints entered their tilt with the Valley Christian Academy Lions with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Santa Maria breezed by Valley Christian Academy at home to the tune of 58-19. Santa Maria's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Maria to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nevaeh Madrigal , who scored 18 points along with five steals. Madrigal continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Hill, who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and five steals.
Santa Maria's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Valley Christian Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Santa Maria won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lompoc at 6:30 p.m. on December 12th. Lompoc will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 973rd, while Santa Maria is ranked 450th). Valley Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Shandon at 5:00 p.m. on December 12th.
