Oxnard won the last time they faced Rio Mesa and things went their way on Saturday too. The Oxnard Yellowjackets took their game with ease, bagging a 70-29 victory over the Rio Mesa Spartans. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Spartans are ranked 583rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oxnard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayla Lumas, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Lumas' afternoon made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Sofia Salgado was another key player, going 5 of 12 on her way to 13 points and six boards.
Yellowjackets
| 12/28/23 @ St. Bonaventure | 26 |
| 12/07/23 vs Clovis | 25 |
| 01/23/24 vs Pacifica | 25 |
| 11/19/24 @ Pacifica | 4 |
| 01/27/24 vs Rio Mesa | 25 |
Lumas wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Oxnard was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Rio Mesa lost, don't look at Nayeli Alfaro. Despite the final result, she went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points. Those 14 points gave Alfaro a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Hill, who posted seven points.
Oxnard is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Rio Mesa, their loss was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-12.
Oxnard has already played their next matchup (against Dos Pueblos), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rio Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-45 win against Pacifica on the 14th.
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