Soccer Recap: Ventura Beats Rio Mesa for Their Third Straight Win

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

01/15/25 @ Rio Mesa	2-1
01/13/25 vs Pacifica	3-0
01/09/25 @ Santa Barbara	4-1

Ventura had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Rio Mesa Spartans 2-1. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 victory the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Olivia Mobley and Kaitlyn Wright scored both of Ventura's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.

Ventura is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for Rio Mesa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-9-4 record this season.

Ventura will square off against Buena at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rio Mesa, they will take on Pacifica at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.