The Simi Valley Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Moorpark Musketeers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Simi Valley came up short against Saugus and fell 8-3. Simi Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordyn Miller made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Moorpark had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Madison Finnerty made a splash while hitting and pitching. 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 big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Driana Martinez and Sydney Burckhard did most of the damage at the plate: 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.
Simi Valley now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Moorpark, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Simi Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Moorpark struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Simi Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Moorpark in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simi Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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