Simi Valley hit Foothill Tech with a five-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Dragons might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-4 to the Pioneers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 on Friday.
This is the second loss in a row for Foothill Tech and nudges their season record down to 10-13. As for Simi Valley, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-5.
Foothill Tech and Simi Valley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Dragons (ranked 557th) will meet Bishop Diego (ranked 1187th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Simi Valley will square off against Moorpark at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (71 vs. 285). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pioneers 2.4, the Musketeers 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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