The Rio Mesa Spartans will head out to square off against the Santa Barbara Dons at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Wednesday, Rio Mesa came up short against Oxnard and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 43rd).
Rio Mesa's goal came courtesy of Victor Espinoza, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the seventh. They fell just short of Ventura by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.
Santa Barbara's loss dropped their record down to 5-16-2. As for Rio Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Everything went Rio Mesa's way against Santa Barbara when the teams last played on January 13th, as Rio Mesa made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Mesa since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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