The Pinole Valley Spartans will take on the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Salesian College Preparatory will have to contend with a Pinole Valley team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since December 17. Pinole Valley fell 3-1 to Richmond on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 490th, while the Oilers are ranked 205th).
Pinole Valley's goal came courtesy of Julian Hurtado, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Albany. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Pride couldn't quite close it out.
Salesian College Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-4. As for Pinole Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-5.
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