The Rio Mesa Spartans will face off against the Pacifica Tritons at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Rio Mesa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Pacifica will come in with eight straight victories.
Rio Mesa managed to keep up with Ventura until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Spartans lost 4-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, Rio Mesa can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while Ventura are ranked 189th).
Meanwhile, Pacifica kept a clean sheet against Dos Pueblos on Wednesday. They skirted past the Chargers 1-0. That's two games straight that Pacifica have won by just one goal.
Rio Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-3. As for Pacifica, their win bumped their record up to 10-3-2.
Rio Mesa skirted past Pacifica 1-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2025. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tritons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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