Simi Valley has gone 8-2 against Oak Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Simi Valley Pioneers will be playing at home against the Oak Park Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses for Simi Valley and three for Oak Park.
Last Tuesday, Simi Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Camarillo and fell 3-2. While the Pioneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Scorpions 25-23 in the first set.
Simi Valley started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Simi Valley had strong showings from Marjorie Paulino, who had 23 digs and four aces, and Makenzie Kay, who had 13 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Paulino a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Simi Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Oak Park lost 3-0 to Moorpark on Thursday.
Oak Park was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 21 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-21.
Simi Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Oak Park, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
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