Pinole Valley and Bethel are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Pinole Valley Spartans will be playing at home against the Bethel Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Pinole Valley and three for Bethel.
Last Friday, Pinole Valley was beaten by Acalanes 80-42. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the Dons are ranked 155th).
Meanwhile, Bethel came up short against Windsor on Saturday and fell 57-50.
Pinole Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Bethel, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Pinole Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethel in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 69-56. Does Pinole Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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