Baseball Preview: Simi Valley Pioneers vs. Oak Park Eagles
Simi Valley is 10-0 against Oak Park since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Simi Valley Pioneers will be playing at home against the Oak Park Eagles at 3:30 p.m. The last three games Simi Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Simi Valley was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Quartz Hill out 5-4.
Simi Valley got a great performance from Diego Barajas as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Barajas has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Simi Valley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Pina, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Oak Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of Camarillo.
Simi Valley pushed their record up to 11-9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Oak Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went Simi Valley's way against Oak Park in their previous matchup back in March as Simi Valley made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Simi Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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