The Santa Maria boys basketball team knows that to be successful it will have to hit its 3-pointers.

But that didn’t happen on Thursday afternoon.

“Our shots didn’t fall,” said Santa Maria coach Johnny Rodriguez.

The Saints hit just nine 3-pointers as they lost to Arroyo Grande 70-51 at the Morro Bay H.I.T. Tournament at Morro Bay High School.

In their five wins Santa Maria has hit an average of 13.3 3-pointers per game.

“That was the game,” Rodriguez said. “We didn’t make enough shots today.”

Arroyo Grande started the game hitting a 3-pointer of its own but the Saints responded on the next possession when Gio Vargas hit a 3-pointer.

While the Saints leaned on their outside shooting, Arroyo Grande used its size in the paint.

The combination of 6-foot-3 wing Jagger Young, 6-3 center

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