The Oak Park Eagles will square off against the Simi Valley Pioneers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Oak Park fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Royal on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Highlanders: they've now lost four in a row.
Erika Samuels spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits.
At the plate, Claire Broberg made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley had just enough and edged out Buena 5-3 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
Parker Ong tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Allison Hinds was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Leah Ortega-Vasquez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Simi Valley pushed their record up to 14-7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Park, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Oak Park came up short against Simi Valley in their previous meeting on April 1st, falling 5-1. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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