St. Vincent de Paul is 0-3 against Piner since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will take on the Piner Prospectors at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Vincent de Paul comes in on four and Piner on seven.
On Saturday, St. Vincent de Paul beat Santa Rosa 51-42. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mustangs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Panthers are ranked 296th).
Meanwhile, Piner made easy work of Elsie Allen on Thursday and carried off a 62-42 victory.
St. Vincent de Paul better focus on containing Apollo Pereira and Brendan Walker as the pair were huge in Piner's win. Pereira posted 23 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, while Walker dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Walker's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Tyler Coester was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
Piner's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
St. Vincent de Paul lost to Piner on the road by a decisive 55-38 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Now that St. Vincent de Paul knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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