Pinole Valley lost against Vallejo back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pinole Valley Spartans took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vallejo Redhawks. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
01/10/25 @ Vallejo | 23 |
12/13/24 vs Albany | 22 |
12/23/24 vs De Anza | 17 |
12/27/24 vs Fremont | 15 |
01/07/25 vs Bethel | 11 |
Pinole Valley's loss came despite strong showings from De'Ari Simmons and Jaylin Reed. Simmons posted 23 points, while Reed dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Simmons a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Jensen, who put up three points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Pinole Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Pinole Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Vallejo, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-12.
Pinole Valley will welcome St. Patrick-St. Vincent at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinole Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Vallejo, they are taking a road trip to square off against Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vallejo is facing Bethel at the right time seeing as Bethel is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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