Rio Mesa was the 54-48 winner over Thousand Oaks when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Spartans took a 21-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lancers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Lancers are ranked 124th).
Although Rio Mesa took the loss, they still got scores from Karmello Austin and Silas Petty.
Rio Mesa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Cortez and Jodee Saldivar. Rio Mesa got some further help from Juan Munoz: he made 15 total tackles.
Rio Mesa is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. As for Thousand Oaks, their record now sits at 6-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Rio Mesa will face off against rival Calabasas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Thousand Oaks is set to challenge their familiar foe Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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