Cardinals
| 04/18/25 @ Rio Mesa | 4-6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Rio Mesa | 2-1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Fillmore | 6-0 |
| 04/09/25 @ Fillmore | 5-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs Carpinteria | 12-0 |
After a string of six wins, Santa Paula's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Rio Mesa Spartans by a score of 6-4. The Cardinals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Santa Paula saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elias Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Santa Paula's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Rio Mesa, their record now sits at 5-16-1.
Santa Paula and Rio Mesa could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Cardinals will challenge Oaks Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (481 vs. 89). Meanwhile, Rio Mesa (ranked 723rd) will meet Ventura (ranked 126th) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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