Carpinteria golf gave itselves some breathing room in the league standings by finishing second on Thursday, submitting a combined score of 467 for the day.
Carpinteria fell only to Santa Clara (465) by two strokes. With the win, the Warriors move two points ahead of Villanova in the standings, with just two more league matches to go.
Mak Vincent led the way for the Warriors, shooting an 89 for the day. Joey Biro was second with 93.
Carpinteria (19-5) takes a week break from league match-ups, but looks to face St. Bonaventure on Monday in a non-league match.
Santa Clara 465, Carpinteria 467, Villanova 472, Fillmore 532, Santa Paula 549, Bushop Diego 552
Carpinteria: Mak Vincent-89, Joey Biro-93, Alex Warner-94, Ian Praddock- 94, Justin Sinclair-97, Jeffrey Moorhouse-99
