You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Simi Valley's strategy against Grace on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Pioneers blew the Lancers out of the water with a 76-41 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-21.
Shibi Saravanan
| 01/26/26 @ Grace | 50% |
| 11/20/25 vs Golden Valley | 44% |
| 01/16/26 vs Royal | 43% |
| 12/15/25 @ Thousand Oaks | 40% |
| 01/09/26 vs Del Sol | 33% |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Simi Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shibi Saravanan, who shot 46% from the field on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Saravanan a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Jed Del Rosario was another key player, putting up ten points and six steals.
Simi Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Simi Valley's victory bumped their record up to 8-16. As for Grace, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-7.
Simi Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 54-50 defeat against Camarillo on the 30th. As for Grace, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-63 win against Dunn on the 28th.
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