Richmond hasn't had much luck against Pinole Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Richmond is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to El Cerrito.
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley fell victim to Saint Mary's and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. 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 247th, while the Panthers are ranked 99th).
Richmond's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Pinole Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
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