Prospectors
| 01/28/25 @ Ukiah | 66-61 |
| 01/24/25 vs Rancho Cotate | 59-56 |
| 01/22/25 vs Healdsburg | 61-41 |
| 01/17/25 @ St. Vincent de Paul | 55-38 |
| 01/15/25 vs Elsie Allen | 59-28 |
| 01/10/25 vs Ukiah | 60-46 |
Piner had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They managed a 66-61 win over the Ukiah Wildcats. Given the Prospectors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Wildcats are ranked 790th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Piner to victory, but perhaps none more so than Apollo Pereira, who posted 22 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Pereira has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Brendan Walker was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Ukiah lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jacob Lunceford, who went 7 for 10 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Adrian Gonzalez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Piner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Ukiah, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piner will face off against Elsie Allen at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Piner is facing Elsie Allen at the right time seeing as Elsie Allen is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Ukiah, they will take on St. Vincent de Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Ukiah's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
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