The Rio Mesa Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Marcos Royals at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Rio Mesa has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Rio Mesa took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Oxnard onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
The result came thanks to Gavin Samora's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Rio Mesa's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin DeMello, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, San Marcos beat Buena 3-0 on Friday. That's two games straight that San Marcos has won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Erik Perez, who gave up just five hits to keep Buena off the board. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Rio Mesa's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1. As for San Marcos, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season.
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