The Simi Valley Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Simi Valley: 2.9, West Ranch: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Simi Valley put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Moorpark 8-1.
Diego Barajas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Landen Adair was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin McGahan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Ranch fell victim to Mira Costa and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that West Ranch has lost by just one run.
Simi Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-2 record this season. As for West Ranch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5-1.
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