The Pinole Valley Spartans volleyball team (Pinole, CA), went down 3-0 in Wednesday's non-league challenge with the visiting Albany Cougars (Albany, CA)

The Cougars (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Kennedy (Richmond, CA). The Eagles enter the Tri-County challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Kennedy defeated Bethel (Vallejo, CA), 3-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Spartans encounter the Hercules Titans (Hercules, CA) in a Tri-County challenge, on Friday, March 10. Pinole Valley will attempt to move on its 1-2 season record. The Titans enter the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 3-1 league loss to El Cerrito (El Cerrito, CA).