Pinole Valley lost against Saint Mary back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pinole Valley Spartans came up short against the Saint Mary's Panthers, falling 85-63. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Panthers are ranked 137th).
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. Jaylin Reed was another key player, putting up 14 points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
Spartans
| 01/23/25 @ Saint Mary's | 15 |
| 12/29/23 vs Irvington | 21 |
| 12/15/23 vs Lodi | 17 |
| 01/15/24 @ Analy | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bethel | 14 |
Even though they lost, Pinole Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Pinole Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Saint Mary's, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Pinole Valley has already played their next game (against Bethel), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Saint Mary's will challenge Fortune Early College at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fortune Early College knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Saint Mary's likes a good challenge.
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