For the second straight game, Santa Barbara will face off against Rio Mesa. The Dons will welcome the Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Santa Barbara came up short against Rio Mesa and fell 4-1. The Dons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Rio Mesa's part, Rob Rodriguez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Rodriguez is becoming a predictor of the Spartans' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eric Barron, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Zarate, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Rio Mesa hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Santa Barbara now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Rio Mesa, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
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