SANTA ANA — The Huntington Beach baseball team faced an opponent Wednesday that was all too familiar.

And the result was also.

La Mirada defeated the Oilers, 4-1, in the second round of the Boras Classic at Mater Dei High behind two home runs by Kevin Jeon, excellent pitching and a pair of outstanding catches by right fielder Aaron Sykes.

Jeon also hit a pair of home runs in the Matadores’ 10-8 come-from-behind victory over the Oilers in last season’s CIF Southern California Division I Regional semifinals on May 31.

La Mirada (9-1) will face Mater Dei or Carlsbad in the semifinals today at Mater Dei at 6 p.m.

The defeat Wednesday was the first of the season for the Oilers (7-1), the No. 1-ranked team in Orange County.

“I told him, ‘I don’t need to see you ever again,’ ” Oilers coach Benji Medure said jokingly, referring to Jeon.

Matadores sophomore starter Luke Armijo picked up the victory, giving up four hits and one run with four strikeouts.

Jason Rodriguez pitched the last two innings, getting some help from Sykes’ two fine catches in the sixth and then pitching out of trouble after walking the first two batters in the seventh.

“Luke, as a sophomore, to be in that magnitude of a game,” La Mirada coach Jimmy Zurn said, “gave us five of his best and then turned it over to our senior, Jason Rodriguez, on the back end.

“And we talk about defense from Day 1. Pitching and defense are going to give you a chance to win every game.”

Jeon hit a two-run homer to left-center in the third and a solo shot in the fifth to give the Matadores a 3-0 lead.

Ethan Porter homered to lead off the fifth for the Oilers’ lone run.

Aside from giving up a home run, Huntington Beach starter Jared Grindlinger was effective, pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the second and getting the side in order after giving up the home run and single in the third.

Duncan McLeod pitched the fourth and fifth and Tanner Brown pitched the final two innings for the Oilers, allowing a combined two runs on three hits with five strikeouts.

Medure said Armijo was effective keeping his hitters off-balance.

“He did a good job with the slider and his command was on today,” Medure said.