Rio Mesa suffered their closest loss since March 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Santa Barbara Dons by a score of 5-3. The Spartans just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.
Josh Cardenas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Rio Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Santa Barbara, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season.
While Rio Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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