Soccer Recap: Rio Mesa Finds Home Pitch Redemption Against Dos Pueblos

There's no place like home for Rio Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They never let the Dos Pueblos Chargers onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Monday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Spartans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Chargers are ranked 274th).

Rio Mesa's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5-5 and their overall record up to 2-11-5. As for Dos Pueblos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4-7.

Rio Mesa will head out on the road to face off against Oxnard at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Rio Mesa's last six matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Dos Pueblos has already played their next game (against San Marcos), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.