Basketball Game Preview: Salesian College Preparatory Pride vs. Pinole Valley Spartans

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Previous Games

01/28/25 - Away	46-39 W
01/23/24 - Away	35-34 W
01/04/24 - Home	47-42 W
02/11/23 - Away	63-30 W
01/24/23 - Away	61-44 W
+ 5 more games

Salesian College Preparatory has gone 10-0 against Pinole Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Salesian College Preparatory is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Richmond: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Salesian College Preparatory blew Richmond out of the water with an 80-14 final score. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Salesian College Preparatory's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Vanessa Parilla, who posted 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamia Sawyer, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals.

Salesian College Preparatory was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Meanwhile, Pinole Valley beat Saint Mary's 58-50 on Wednesday.

Pinole Valley has also been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.

Salesian College Preparatory beat Pinole Valley 46-39 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Will Salesian College Preparatory repeat their success, or does Pinole Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.