Pinole Valley hasn't had much luck against El Cerrito recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pinole Valley Spartans will challenge the El Cerrito Gauchos at 7:00 p.m.
Pinole Valley fought the good fight in their overtime match against Saint Mary's on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 27-26 to the Panthers. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Redhawks, posting a 41-0 victory. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Redhawks are ranked 568th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Cerrito was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pinole Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for El Cerrito, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Pinole Valley was dealt a bruising 47-0 defeat at the hands of El Cerrito in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Pinole Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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