Sawyer Rhodes paced Santa Barbara High to its ninth straight water polo win with 9-7 non-league decision over Martin Luther King on Saturday.
Rhodes scored four goals and earned three ejections for the CIF Division 2 third-ranked Dons (13-4). Adam Gross added three goals and had four assists. Blake Spiller led the defense with three steals and had a goal.
The Dons led 7-2 early in the third quarter. MLK kept the game close by scoring on six of seven power plays.