The Simi Valley Pioneers will square off against the Walnut Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Simi Valley 3.1, Walnut 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Simi Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Heritage. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pioneers have posted since April 13, 2024.
Jackson Goshorn
| 03/27/25 vs Heritage | 11 |
| 03/21/25 vs Royal | 9 |
| 04/20/24 vs Burroughs | 6 |
| 04/09/24 @ West Ranch | 6 |
| 02/26/25 vs Crespi | 4 |
Heritage's batters probably weren't too happy with Jackson Goshorn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Those 11 strikeouts gave Goshorn a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Simi Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Blake, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Walnut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against La Habra, falling 8-2.
The win made it two in a row for Simi Valley and bumps their season record up to 8-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Walnut, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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