Spartans
| 03/24/26 vs Pacifica | 14 |
| 02/24/26 vs Santa Paula | 11 |
| 03/21/26 vs Simi Valley | 8 |
| 03/13/26 vs San Marcos | 7 |
| 02/25/26 @ St. Bonaventure | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rio Mesa). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pacifica Tritons a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Taylor Gallegos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Rio Mesa let Isabelle Ambriz and Jazlynn Gonzalez run wild. Ambriz went 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most runs Ambriz has posted since back in February of 2025. Keira Barry was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Rio Mesa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. 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 7-6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Pacifica, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Rio Mesa will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tritons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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