Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Saint Mary's

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 @ Vallejo	61
12/19/24 vs Justin-Siena	51
12/03/24 @ San Leandro	36
12/10/24 @ St. Patrick-St. Vincent	36
12/17/24 @ Pinole Valley	36

A well-balanced attack led Saint Mary over Pinole Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. The Saint Mary's Panthers put the hurt on the Pinole Valley Spartans with a sharp 85-63 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Pinole Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ahmari Otis, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 24 points. Otis' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Reed, who posted 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.

The victory was the third in a row for Saint Mary's, bringing their record for this year to 16-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for Pinole Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.

Saint Mary's will challenge Fortune Early College at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Fortune Early College's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups. Pinole Valley has already played their next contest (against Bethel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.