The Rio Mesa Spartans will square off against the Ventura Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ventura took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rio Mesa, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Rio Mesa got the win against Buena by a conclusive 26-6. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Jadeline Gonzalez
| 10/09/25 @ Buena | 215 |
| 10/07/25 vs Pacifica | 108 |
| 10/06/25 @ San Marcos | 52 |
| 09/30/25 @ Santa Barbara | 160 |
| 09/25/25 @ Oxnard | 211 |
| + 6 more games |
Rio Mesa can attribute much of their success to Jadeline Gonzalez, who threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most passing yards Gonzalez has posted since back in September.
Rio Mesa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Nona Moreno led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Despite a strong season so far, Ventura has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a hard 41-25 fall against San Marcos on Thursday.
Rio Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points on average over those games. As for Ventura, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
Rio Mesa was dealt a bruising 40-13 loss at the hands of Ventura in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cougars' Ava Ortman, who threw for 253 yards and five TDs, and also rushed for 89 yards and one score on only seven carries. Now that the Spartans know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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