Baseball Preview: Camarillo Scorpions vs. Simi Valley Pioneers
Camarillo and Simi Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Camarillo Scorpions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Simi Valley Pioneers at 3:30 p.m. Camarillo will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Camarillo's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Simi Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew. Camarillo was the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Simi Valley.
Boston Bateman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Bateman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bateman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tommy Goodin was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nate Tostado, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Camarillo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Simi Valley, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10-2.
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