Softball Recap: Rio Mesa Extends Winning Streak to Two

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 vs Santa Barbara	13
03/03/25 vs Newbury Park	10
03/18/25 @ Pacifica	8
03/07/25 @ San Marcos	7

Rio Mesa won the last time they faced Santa Barbara and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Rio Mesa Spartans never let the Santa Barbara Dons get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering the Spartans have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Analia Lopez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single hit, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one double.

In other batting news, Rio Mesa let Samantha Barraza and Jaslene Rios run wild. Barraza scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Rios scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Barraza has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Gomez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Rio Mesa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Rio Mesa and bumps their season record up to 8-2. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 3-8 Santa Barbara and 2-5 Pacifica. As for Santa Barbara, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rio Mesa will take on Pacifica at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Rio Mesa is facing Pacifica at the right time seeing as Pacifica is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Santa Barbara, they will square off against Oxnard at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Oxnard will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.