Rio Mesa lost against Santa Barbara back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rio Mesa Spartans took an 86-73 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Barbara Dons. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Santa Barbara's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Zuffelato, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards. Zuffelato has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 38 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Diesel Lowe, who went 8 of 10 en route to 18 points along with six boards and three steals.
Rio Mesa is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3. As for Santa Barbara, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rio Mesa will head out to square off against San Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Santa Barbara, they will venture away from home to take on Pacifica at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Barbara knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Pacifica likes a good challenge.
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