The Santa Paula Cardinals will challenge the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Paula is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Rio Mesa's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Santa Paula hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Cardinals never let Fillmore get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Friday.
Santiago Ramirez
| 04/11/25 vs Fillmore | 9 |
| 03/26/25 @ Nordhoff | 7 |
| 04/25/24 @ Fillmore | 7 |
| 03/22/24 @ Carpinteria | 7 |
| 03/13/24 @ Channel Islands | 7 |
Santiago Ramirez tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Isaak Medina was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Venegas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rio Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dos Pueblos 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since February 24th.
Rio Mesa also got a great performance from Daniel Puebla as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Rio Mesa's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Cardenas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Daniel Banuelos also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Rio Mesa hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.
Santa Paula's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Rio Mesa, their win bumped their record up to 4-14-1.
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