Pinole Valley has gone 8-2 against Albany recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Spartans will head out to take on the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Friday, Pinole Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over El Cerrito. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Gauchos recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Charles Vargas
| 04/18/25 vs El Cerrito | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Vanden | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Las Lomas | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Pinole Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Vargas, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. The Spartans are 3-0-1 when Vargas posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Albany owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Salesian College Preparatory, sneaking past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The result came thanks to Jude Hatamiya's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
Albany pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pinole Valley, their win bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
Pinole Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Albany when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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