Softball Recap: Oak Park Takes a Loss

If Oak Park was riding high fresh off their 7-1 takedown of Birmingham last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell 5-1 to the Simi Valley Pioneers on Tuesday. The Eagles were not able to make up for their loss to the Pioneers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

Julia Katz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.

Oak Park's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Simi Valley, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-5-1.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Oak Park is set to square off against their familiar foe Moorpark at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Simi Valley will take on rival Royal at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.