After a string of three wins, Rio Mesa's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Oxnard Yellowjackets by a score of 3-2. Rio Mesa has not had much luck with Oxnard recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jacob Roa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rio Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Cervantes, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Oxnard's side, Carlos Rodriguez was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Ramos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Rio Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7-1. As for Oxnard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
While Rio Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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