Rio Mesa is 3-0 against Santa Barbara since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Rio Mesa Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Santa Barbara Dons at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Mesa has six straight wins, Santa Barbara has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Rio Mesa narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Oxnard 2-1.
Jasmine Reyes spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sarah Coccillos, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara fell victim to a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of Pacifica on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Ressler, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Rio Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Santa Barbara, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Santa Barbara's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Rio Mesa has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Santa Barbara, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9. Will Rio Mesa keep running through batters, or will Santa Barbara buck the trend?
Everything went Rio Mesa's way against Santa Barbara when the teams last played back in February as Rio Mesa made off with a 12-0 win. Does Rio Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Barbara turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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