Rio Mesa stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Santa Barbara Dons 22-5. Rio Mesa's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rio Mesa got a massive performance out of Hailey Olivera, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Gomez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
On Santa Barbara's side, Ava Karman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Laila Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
The victory (which was Rio Mesa's seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-3. As for Santa Barbara, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12.
Rio Mesa will challenge Oxnard at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rio Mesa: 2.3, Oxnard: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santa Barbara, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pacifica at 3:30 p.m. Pacifica will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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