The Walnut Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Simi Valley Pioneers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Walnut is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 8-2 to La Habra.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley never let their opponents score on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Heritage 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pioneers have posted since April 13, 2024.
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.
The win made it two in a row for Simi Valley and bumps their season record up to 8-4. Those 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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