Esparto is 0-10 against Rio Vista since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Esparto Spartans will be playing at home against the Rio Vista Rams at 6:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Esparto has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Rio Vista will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Esparto came up short against Highlands and fell 35-24. Esparto has not had much luck with Highlands recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Even though Rio Vista has not done well against Golden Sierra recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rio Vista walked away with a 43-31 win over Golden Sierra.
Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Rio Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Esparto took a serious blow against Rio Vista in their previous matchup on January 9th, falling 58-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rio Vista's Samiah Holley, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. Now that Esparto knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
