Volleyball Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins vs. Pinole Valley Spartans
St. Patrick-St. Vincent is 3-0 against Pinole Valley since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pinole Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m. St. Patrick-St. Vincent will be strutting in after a victory while Pinole Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, St. Patrick-St. Vincent was able to grind out a solid win over Hercules, taking the game 3-1.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Hercules squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22.
Danica Pagtakhan and Dior Duru were among the main playmakers for St. Patrick-St. Vincent as the former had ten digs and three aces and the latter had 24 kills, 11 digs, and five aces. That's the most aces Pagtakhan has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Trisha Dionisio, who had ten digs and six kills.
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley lost 3-0 to Salesian College Preparatory on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Pride: they've now lost three in a row.
While Pinole Valley had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-7, 25-19.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Pinole Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent skirted past Pinole Valley 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Does St. Patrick-St. Vincent have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinole Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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