There's no place like home for the Simi Valley Pioneers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against Oak Park on Wednesday as Simi Valley made off with a 60-40 victory. That's another feather in the cap for Simi Valley, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Simi Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justin Rener, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 0 assists. The matchup was Rener's 20th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Mjoen, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds.
Simi Valley has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Oak Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Simi Valley will challenge Moorpark at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Moorpark's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups. As for Oak Park, they will head out on the road to face off against Royal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
