Spartans
| 05/14/26 vs Hesperia | 6-0 |
| 05/02/26 vs Righetti | 6-5 |
| 05/01/26 @ Ventura | 7-4 |
| 04/29/26 @ Santa Paula | 7-1 |
| 04/28/26 vs Ventura | 5-0 |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rio Mesa had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hesperia Scorpions a 6-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Not much got past Daniel Puebla, who gave up just three hits to keep Hesperia off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Rob Rodriguez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Rio Mesa's win bumped their record up to 18-10. As for Hesperia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
Coming up, Rio Mesa will square off against Claremont at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 3.1, the Wolfpack 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hesperia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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