Pioneer Valley and Paso Robles are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Pioneer Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the Paso Robles Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pioneer Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Morro Bay, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Pioneer Valley.
It was another big night for Inderveer Toor, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pioneer Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Elias Giddings, who scored 14 points.
Paso Robles proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 25) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Orcutt Academy 50-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Paso Robles has posted yet this season.
Pioneer Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Paso Robles, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Pioneer Valley was dealt a bruising 66-29 defeat at the hands of Paso Robles in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Will Pioneer Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
