Pinole Valley and Vallejo are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Pinole Valley Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Vallejo Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Pinole Valley was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to El Cerrito.
Meanwhile, Vallejo came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Swett with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 72-53.
Pinole Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Vallejo, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12.
Pinole Valley couldn't quite finish off Vallejo when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 69-66. Can Pinole Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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