After flying high against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy last Saturday, Simi Valley came back down to earth. The Simi Valley Pioneers had to suffer through a 79-45 loss at the hands of the Moorpark Musketeers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 72-41 on January 10th.
Simi Valley lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Frances Ellis, who went 7 for 11 on her way to 15 points. Sahasra Anne was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Moorpark found their leader in freshman Maya Urteaga, who went 14 of 21 en route to 34 points in addition to eight assists and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Urteaga has scored at least a third of Moorpark's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Olivas, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 16 points and three steals.
Simi Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Moorpark, their record now sits at 13-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Simi Valley will venture away from home to face off against Camarillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Camarillo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. Moorpark has already played their next match (against Royal), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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