If Simi Valley was feeling good fresh off their 58-38 takedown of Bishop Diego on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Simi Valley Pioneers lost to the Santa Ynez Pirates on the road by a 57-39 margin on Saturday. The Pioneers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2019.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Ynez to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kylie LaPointe, who had 15 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Molera, who posted 17 points in addition to three steals.
Simi Valley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Santa Ynez, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Simi Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against West Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Santa Ynez, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 46-36 defeat against San Luis Obispo on the 23rd.
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