Two dominant guards in Apollo Pereira and Dylan Chelew are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Piner Prospectors are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Piner took their contest with ease, bagging a 59-28 win over Elsie Allen. Given the Prospectors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Lobos are ranked 1000th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/15/25 vs Elsie Allen | 12 |
| 01/10/25 vs Ukiah | 15 |
| 01/08/25 @ Rancho Cotate | 11 |
| 01/06/25 vs Sonoma Academy | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Santa Rosa | 10 |
Piner's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brendan Walker, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Walker has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 14 times he's played. Camden Brasil was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent de Paul unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Ukiah by a score of 53-50.
Piner has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-5.
Piner was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Vincent de Paul when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 50-40. Will Piner repeat their success, or does St. Vincent de Paul have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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