The Mater Dei Monarchs will face off against the Simi Valley Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mater Dei comes in on three and Simi Valley on 15.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand South Hills a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley won against Royal last Wednesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Pioneers walked away with a 3-0 victory over Ventura.
Not much got past Kyle Casey, who gave up just seven hits to keep Ventura off the board. Casey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Herron, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Simi Valley's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 16-13.
Mater Dei skirted past Simi Valley 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Monarchs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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