Baseball Preview: Oxnard Yellowjackets vs. Rio Mesa Spartans
The Oxnard Yellowjackets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, Oxnard never let their opponents score. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dos Pueblos and snuck past 2-0. The victory was just what Oxnard needed coming off of a 12-6 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Jacob Stringer, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rio Mesa had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cougars 5-3.
Oxnard's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11. As for Rio Mesa, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season.
Oxnard came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio Mesa in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Oxnard repeat their success, or does Rio Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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