The Simi Valley Pioneers had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came out on top against Lodi by a score of 73-62. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Simi Valley had a senior duo take command as Ryder Mjoen scored 28 points along with five rebounds and Justin Rener scored 27 points. The matchup was Mjoen's 16th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kyle Hoffer, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and seven assists.
Simi Valley's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Lodi, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Simi Valley won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dana Hills at 1:30 p.m. on December 28th. Dana Hills has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Lodi won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Highland at 4:30 p.m. on December 28th. Highland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 480th, while Lodi is ranked 174th).
