Saint Mary hasn't had much luck against Pinole Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Saint Mary's Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Pinole Valley Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Saint Mary's lost to Salesian College Preparatory on the road by a 68-50 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Pride are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley humbled Petaluma with a 57-23 victory. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.
Pinole Valley's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Saint Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Saint Mary's couldn't quite finish off Pinole Valley in their previous meeting back in January and fell 56-53. Can Saint Mary's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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