It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rio Mesa can now relate to. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Dominguez Dons who were credited with the win on Saturday. The Dominguez Dons got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to the Rio Mesa Spartans' two. 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 395th, while the Dons are ranked 50th).
Rio Mesa's goal came courtesy of Damien Arroyo, who's now up to three this season.
Rio Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Dominguez, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Rio Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dominguez, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 1-0 win against Woodrow Wilson on the 19th.
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