Santa Barbara High boys soccer picked up a 2-0 victory over Buena at home on Saturday.
Early in the match, Jesus Miranda found Thiago Valerio at the top of the box and Valerio slotted the ball past the goalkeeper to give the Dons a 1-0 lead.
Just 10 minutes later, Miranda was on the receiving end of a ball from Luis Barron and Miranda beat the goalkeeper to double the Santa Barbara High advantage.
From there, the Dons dominated both ends of the pitch and cruised to the win, led by the midfield play of Yahri Heras.
“I thought we were much better tonight in regards to our passing than the last two games,” Santa Barbara coach Ricardo Alcaraz said. “Yahri was on point tonight, keeping the ball for us in midfield. He has been doing really well in training and tonight it transferred into the game.”
The Dons will travel to Ventura on Tuesday.
Dos Pueblos 1, Rio Mesa 1
The Chargers battled to a 1-1 draw with the Spartans on the road.
In the 12th minute, Dos Pueblos’ Tiago Rodriguez earned a corner kick and crossed it into Ryan Curtis, who rose above the crowd and finished off the header for the early 1-0 lead.
Just two minutes later, Rio Mesa answered with the equalizer.
Both defenses battled for the remainder of the game, as neither side found the back of the net to secure the draw.
“It was a frustrating finish for us because it felt like we had so many opportunities but their goalkeeper made a bunch of flying saves, and we just could not get it into the back of the net,” Dos Pueblos coach Matt York said.
Rodriguez and Luka Jevremovic turned in solid performances throughout the match on both ends of the pitch.
The Chargers are now 4-5-6 overall and 2-5-3 in league action.
Ventura 2, San Marcos 0
The Royals were shut out by the Cougars at home on Saturday.
Ventura netted goals in each half while San Marcos struggled to find the back of the net on their scoring opportunities.
“Ventura’s midfield is solid and they did a good job controlling play,” Royals coach Paul McLean said. “Ricky Olivo did a great job staying active and checking to the ball up top.
“Kevin Sanchez was also sharp, checking in and connecting our attack. We will continue to work to become better in front of goal.”
With the loss, San Marcos is now 5-5-3 overall and 4-4-2 in league action.
