Basketball Game Preview: Simi Valley Pioneers vs. Royal Highlanders

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 2:33am

Basketball Preview: Simi Valley Pioneers vs. Royal Highlanders

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Simi Valley is 10-0 against Royal since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Simi Valley Pioneers will challenge the Royal Highlanders at 7:00 p.m.

Simi Valley is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since December 26, 2024 on Wednesday. They were dealt a 69-28 defeat at the hands of Oak Park. The contest marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Royal beat Moorpark 76-68 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.

Royal's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10. As for Simi Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.

Everything went Simi Valley's way against Royal in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Simi Valley made off with a 63-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simi Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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