Rio Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight  defeat. They came up short against  the Santa Barbara Dons, falling  3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup  3-0  on September 4th.
 Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17,  25-15.
 Santa Barbara was led to victory by  Jules Horton and  Paylin Marcillac.  Horton  had eight  digs and three  aces, while  Marcillac  had 19  digs and two  aces. That's the most  aces  Horton has posted  over her last eight  contests.
Rio Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 6-19. As for Santa Barbara,  the  victory  got them back to even at 13-13.
 We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Rio Mesa is set to  challenge  their familiar foe San Marcos  at 6:30  p.m.  on Thursday. Meanwhile, Santa Barbara will  face off against  rival Oxnard  at 6:30  p.m.  on Thursday.
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