Rio Mesa is 8-1 against Oak Park since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. Rio Mesa will be taking part in a tournament against Oak Park at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Mesa has three straight victories, Oak Park has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Rio Mesa beats Oak Park with 13 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Rio Mesa was the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Pacifica on Friday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Analia Lopez
| 03/21/25 vs Pacifica | 6 |
| 03/19/25 vs Santa Barbara | 14 |
| 03/18/25 @ Pacifica | 15 |
| 03/07/25 @ San Marcos | 14 |
| 03/04/25 vs San Marcos | 14 |
| + 5 more games |
Analia Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Rio Mesa got a massive performance out of Jazlynn Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaslene Rios, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and one RBI.
Rio Mesa lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacifica didn't launched any home runs.
Meanwhile, Oak Park came up short against Royal on Thursday, falling 9-2.
Kirthi Paramasivan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Vanderbok, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Rio Mesa's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Oak Park, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Rio Mesa skirted past Oak Park 3-1 in their previous matchup back in February. Does Rio Mesa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
