Softball Preview: Moorpark Musketeers vs. Simi Valley Pioneers
After two games on the road, Moorpark is heading back home. They will take on the Simi Valley Pioneers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Moorpark's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Simi Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, while Moorpark put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Oak Park. Moorpark blew past Oak Park 11-0.
Madison Finnerty was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. Finnerty has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Finnerty was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Moorpark let Driana Martinez and Sydney Burckhard loose on the outfield. Martinez went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Burckhard scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rylee Reljin, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley came up short against Saugus on Saturday and fell 8-3. Simi Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordyn Miller was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Moorpark now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Simi Valley, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Moorpark hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Simi Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Moorpark couldn't quite finish off Simi Valley in their previous meeting back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simi Valley's Francesca Hall, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that Moorpark knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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