There's no place like home for Simi Valley, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Quartz Hill Royals on Saturday and snuck past 5-4. This was payback for Simi Valley, who suffered a 16-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Simi Valley got a great performance from Diego Barajas as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Barajas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Simi Valley's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Danny Pina, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Simi Valley pushed their record up to 11-9-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Quartz Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Simi Valley will be playing at home against Oak Park at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Park hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Quartz Hill, they will head out on the road to square off against Knight at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Quartz Hill is facing Knight at the right time seeing as Knight is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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