Rio Mesa is 8-0 against San Marcos since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Rio Mesa Spartans will head out on the road to take on the San Marcos Royals at 3:30 p.m. Rio Mesa's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rio Mesa is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Oxnard just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 5-3.
Sarah Coccillos was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hailey Olivera, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, San Marcos put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Buena 16-2. Winning may never get old, but San Marcos sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kayla Aguilar was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Foster, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Rio Mesa's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4. As for San Marcos, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Rio Mesa took their victory against San Marcos when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does Rio Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Marcos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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