The Simi Valley Pioneers will challenge the Santa Barbara Dons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Simi Valley comes in on seven and Santa Barbara on four.
Simi Valley proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Bishop Alemany 2-1.
Greg Lopez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Simi Valley's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Solis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara earned a 6-1 victory over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday.
Santa Barbara pushed their record up to 14-6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Simi Valley, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Simi Valley beat Santa Barbara 8-3 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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