There's no place like home for Pinole Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Kennedy Eagles on Wednesday. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Pinole Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-16, 25-20, 25-20.
Despite the loss, Kennedy still got an impressive performance from Jayson Scarbrough, who had 14 kills and three aces. Scarbrough is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had five or more in each of the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.

Spartans
04/02/25 vs Kennedy | 3-1 |
03/21/25 vs Salesian College Preparatory | 3-0 |
03/19/25 vs Bethel | 3-0 |
03/10/25 vs Vallejo | 3-0 |
03/07/25 vs Swett | 3-1 |
03/03/25 vs Making Waves Academy | 3-0 |
Pinole Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Kennedy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
After both having extra time off, Pinole Valley and Richmond will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kennedy will be paying especially close attention to the Spartans' match: after the Spartans faces off against the Oilers, they'll take on Kennedy again at 6:00 p.m. on the 14th.
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