The Simi Valley Pioneers will face off against the Mater Dei Monarchs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Simi Valley comes in on 15 and Mater Dei on three.
Simi Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ventura a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for the Pioneers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Kyle Casey's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaxon Herron was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei hadn't done well against South Hills recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Monarchs came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 3-0.
Simi Valley pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.
Simi Valley couldn't quite finish off Mater Dei in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 and fell 5-3. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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