Soccer Recap: Pinole Valley Takes a Loss

Pinole Valley and Albany combined for 11 shots on goal on Friday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. The Spartans came up short against the Cougars, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Pinole Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 789th, while Albany are ranked 70th).

Pinole Valley dropped their record down to 3-5-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Albany, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-0-1.

Looking ahead, Pinole Valley will challenge Saint Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Albany, they have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against El Cerrito on the 13th.