The Pinole Valley Spartans will venture away from home to take on the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pinole Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
Last Tuesday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Pinole Valley made off with a 61-60 victory over Vallejo.
It was another big night for Jaylin Reed, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jordin Broas-Jew, who went 6 of 11 en route to 15 points.
Pinole Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Patrick-St. Vincent). They breezed by Oakland Military Institute to the tune of 86-35 on Monday. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 1239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pinole Valley's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12.
Pinole Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Patrick-St. Vincent in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-51 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinole Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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