The Santa Barbara High girls soccer team struggled to get things going offensively on Tuesday, falling to Santa Paula 1-0 in a non-league away matchup.

Santa Paula capitalized on a late penalty kick to take the lead and held on for the rest of the match.

With the loss, the Dons fell to 0-5-2 on the season. They next play on January 3 at Pacifica.

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