The Rio Mesa Spartans soccer team (Oxnard, CA), 4-1 in Thursday's league outing with the visiting Santa Barbara Dons (Santa Barbara, CA)

With the win, Santa Barbara advances its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Dons host San Marcos (Santa Barbara, CA) to play the Royals in a Channel outing on Monday, January 29. The Royals go into the outing with a record of 7-5. San Marcos won 2-1 in their recent league outing against Buena (Ventura, CA)

In their next game, the Spartans play the Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA) in a Channel outing, on Monday, January 29. Rio Mesa will attempt to advance on its 8-10 season record. The Cougars go into the outing with a 10-4 record after their 2-2 league Pacifica (Oxnard, CA).