Two dominant guards in Dylan Chelew and Apollo Pereira are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will take on the Piner Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Vincent de Paul is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Averroes: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that St. Vincent de Paul blew Averroes out of the water with a 71-28 final score. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Piner). They took down Healdsburg 83-67 on Thursday. Given the Prospectors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 932nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Piner's win came from a few key players St. Vincent de Paul will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Pereira, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards he has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brendan Walker, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Piner is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
St. Vincent de Paul beat Piner 53-45 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will St. Vincent de Paul repeat their success, or does Piner have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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