Simi Valley hasn't had much luck against Oak Park recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Simi Valley Pioneers will challenge the Oak Park Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Simi Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
Simi Valley came up short against Oxnard on Monday, falling 69-44. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 75th).
Despite the defeat, Simi Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caden Temme went 6 for 9 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Oglivie, who posted four points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Oak Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 53-47 to Royal.
Simi Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Oak Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Simi Valley was dealt a bruising 69-28 loss at the hands of Oak Park in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Can Simi Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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